series-wound
[ seer-eez-wound ]
/ ˈsɪər izˌwaʊnd /
adjective Electricity.
noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
Compare
shunt-wound.
Origin of series-wound
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby series-wound
seriema,
series,
series circuit,
series comma,
series resonance,
series-wound,
serif,
serigraph,
serin,
serine,
seringa
Example sentences from the Web for series-wound
Motors, as well as dynamos, are either shunt-wound or series-wound.
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses |John F. Woodhull
British Dictionary definitions for series-wound
series-wound
/ (ˈsɪəriːzˌwaʊnd, -rɪz-) /
adjective
(of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in series
Compare shunt-wound