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inductor

noun/ɪnˈdʌktɚ/

inductor: a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit
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What It Means

A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.

An evocator or an organizer.

One who, or that which, inducts.

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Inductor in Context

“He should take all efforts to see that a personal link is well established and he should shape the person in a very healthy way. The success of this lies in the capability of the inductor also who should be able to draw out the interests of the inductees.”

— 1975, Industrial Economist, volume 8, page 11, column 2

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin inductor, from Latin induco.

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