secondary of a transformer
11Parallel transformer — Transformer Trans*form er, n. 1. One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage. [1913 Webster] 2. (1990 s) a toy consisting of a figure or… …
12secondary — adj. & n. adj. 1 coming after or next below what is primary. 2 derived from or depending on or supplementing what is primary. 3 (of education, a school, etc.) for those who have had primary education, usu. from 11 to 18 years. 4 Electr. a (of a… …
13transformer — /trans fawr meuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that transforms. 2. Elect. an electric device consisting essentially of two or more windings wound on the same core, which by electromagnetic induction transforms electric energy from one set of one or… …
14secondary — sec•ond•ar•y [[t]ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ar•ies 1) next after the first in order, rank, or time 2) not primary or original: secondary sources of historical research[/ex] 3) of minor or lesser importance 4) of or pertaining to secondary… …
15transformer — An electrical device with an arrangement of copper coils with an iron center, used to increase or decrease electrical voltage. A vehicle ignition coil transforms the voltage from 12 volts to upward of 20,000 volts. Electromagnetic device which… …
16Transformer effect — The transformer effect, or mutual induction, is one of the processes by which an electromotive force (e.m.f.) is induced. In a transformer, a changing electric current in a primary coil creates a changing magnetic field that induces a current in… …
17secondary winding — noun coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil • Syn: ↑secondary coil, ↑secondary • Hypernyms: ↑coil • Part Holonyms: ↑transformer …
18secondary — sec·ond·ar·y || sekÉ™ndÉ™rɪ /drɪ n. subordinate, person or thing occupying an auxiliary position; coil in a transformer through which an induced current flows (Electricity) adj. next after first, second in a series (in rank, importance,… …
19secondary — adjective 1》 coming after, less important than, or resulting from something primary. 2》 relating to education for children from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen. 3》 of or denoting the output side of a transformer or other inductive device …
20transformer — noun Date: 1596 one that transforms; specifically a device employing the principle of mutual induction to convert variations of current in a primary circuit into variations of voltage and current in a secondary circuit …
