inductor

[ in-duhk-ter ]
/ ɪnˈdʌk tər /

noun

Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
a person who inducts, as into office.

Origin of inductor

1645–55; < Medieval Latin: importer, instigator, Late Latin: schoolmaster, equivalent to Latin indūc(ere) (see induce) + -tor -tor

Words nearby inductor

induction period, inductive, inductive coupling, inductive reactance, inductive statistics, inductor, inductothermy, indue, indulge, indulgence, indulgency

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British Dictionary definitions for inductor

inductor
/ (ɪnˈdʌktə) /

noun

a person or thing that inducts
a component, such as a coil, in an electrical circuit the main function of which is to produce inductance

Medical definitions for inductor

inductor
[ ĭn-dŭk′tər ]

n.

Something that inducts, especially a device that functions by or introduces inductance into a circuit.
evocator
organizer

Scientific definitions for inductor

inductor
[ ĭn-dŭk′tər ]

An electrical component or circuit, especially an induction coil, that introduces inductance into a circuit.
A substance that causes an induced reaction. Unlike a catalyst, an inductor is irreversibly transformed in the reaction.