PRIMARY COIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

Example:

current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil

Synonyms:

primary; primary coil; primary winding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("primary coil" is a kind of...):

coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)

Holonyms ("primary coil" is a part of...):

transformer (an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage)