magslip
magslip noun: any of a variety of devices that rely on magnetic slip rings to drive a transmitter and receiver that rotate in unison.
Noun
magslip (plural magslips)
- Any of a variety of devices that rely on magnetic slip rings to drive a transmitter and receiver that rotate in unison.
- Provision should be made as in GL 1 for entry of electrical supplies and for connection of telephone and magslip cables.1981, W E K Middleton, Radar Development in Canada, →ISBN, page 130
- There are two gyroscopes. One is a vertical keeping gyroscope whose signal goes through two selective transmitter magslips to a follow through magslip which is similarly operated by a rolling velocity gyroscope. The combined selected signal is transmitted to the hunter magslip of the oil motor and...2013, Paul Anthony Russell, Leslie Jackson, Thomas D. Morton, Reeds Vol 8 General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers, →ISBN
Examples of magslip in a sentence
- One is a vertical keeping gyroscope whose signal goes through two selective transmitter magslips to a follow through magslip which is similarly operated by a rolling velocity gyroscope.2013, Paul Anthony Russell, Leslie Jackson, Thomas D. Morton, Reeds Vol 8 General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers, →ISBN:
- With a single magslip as the transmitter and another as the receiver, the error of alignment is of the order of 1°.2017, A. M. P. Brookes, P. Hammond, Basic Instrumentation for Engineers and Physicists, →ISBN:
Forms of magslip
| plural | magslips |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mag-slip |
| alternative form | mag slip |
Origin of magslip
From "magnetic slip ring", because these replace electrical slip-rings that rely on direct contact.
Questions about magslip
- What does magslip mean?
- Magslip means any of a variety of devices that rely on magnetic slip rings to drive a transmitter and receiver that rotate in unison.
- How do you use magslip in a sentence?
- One is a vertical keeping gyroscope whose signal goes through two selective transmitter magslips to a follow through magslip which is similarly operated by a rolling velocity gyroscope.
- What part of speech is magslip?
- Magslip is a noun.
- What is the plural of magslip?
- The plural of magslip is magslips.
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