commutating

  • 61commutation — ► NOUN 1) the commuting of a judicial sentence. 2) the commutating of an electric current …

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  • 62commutate — [käm′yə tāt΄] vt. commutated, commutating [back form. < COMMUTATION] to repeatedly reverse the direction of (an electric current), esp. in a motor that uses direct current as its power source or in a generator that produces direct current …

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  • 63commutation — n. 1 the act or process of commuting or being commuted (in legal and exchange senses). 2 Electr. the act or process of commutating or being commutated. 3 Math. the reversal of the order of two quantities. Phrases and idioms: commutation ticket US …

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  • 64compensating winding — noun : a winding embedded in the pole faces of a commutating alternating current or direct current machine and connected in series with the armature, the magnetic field of the winding neutralizing the cross magnetizing field of the armature …

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  • 65interpole — ˈintə(r)+ˌ noun Etymology: inter + pole : a supplementary pole placed between the regular poles of a direct current dynamo or motor in order to regulate commutation called also commutating pole …

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