Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

field coil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: field- -coil
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to generate a magnetic field in an electromagnetic machine, typically a rotating machine such as a motor or generator.

Example Sentences

"The maximum permissible rises in temperature for both the main generators and the traction motors are 120° C. in the armature and 130° C. in the field coils, so that there is an ample margin of safety to meet abnormal conditions."

Inflected Forms

field coils (plural)

Synonyms

field winding

Questions

What does field coil mean?: An electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to generate a magnetic field in an electromagnetic machine, typically a rotating machine such as a motor or generator.

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