Selsyn
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.
- 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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