choking coil

noun

An electric coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase.

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Meanings

nounchoking coil (plural choking coils)

plural choking coils

  1. An electric coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase.

    Synonyms: choke, reactance coil, reactor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electric coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase.

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chokereactance coilreactor

More synonyms by meaning

nouna coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

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chokechoke coil
Broader
coil
Also see
chokechokecoilinductance coil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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