linear induction motor
or linear-induction motor
noun Electricity, Railroads.
an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
Also called
linear motor.
Compare
induction motor.
Origin of linear induction motor
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby linear induction motor
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British Dictionary definitions for linear motor
linear motor
noun
a form of electric motor in which the stator and the rotor are linear and parallel. It can be used to drive a train, one part of the motor being in the locomotive, the other in the track