Selsyn

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.
  2. 2
    a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized wordnet

Etymology

Short for self-synchronizing.

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