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permutator

permutator noun: a special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.

Noun

permutator (plural permutators)

  1. A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.

Forms of permutator

pluralpermutators

Questions about permutator

What does permutator mean?
Permutator means a special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.
What part of speech is permutator?
Permutator is a noun.
What is the plural of permutator?
The plural of permutator is permutators.

Words near permutator in the dictionary

  1. permutationally
  2. permutations
  3. permutative
  4. permutatively
  5. permutativity
  6. permutator
  7. permutators
  8. permutatory
  9. permute
  10. permuted
  11. permuter

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