hysteresis motor

noun

A type of synchronous motor in which the rotor consists of a central nonmagnetic core around which are rings of material with a high degree of magnetic hysteresis; it generates near constant torque at varying speeds, even when starting.

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nounhysteresis motor (plural hysteresis motors)

plural hysteresis motors

  1. A type of synchronous motor in which the rotor consists of a central nonmagnetic core around which are rings of material with a high degree of magnetic hysteresis; it generates near constant torque at varying speeds, even when starting.
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