induction coil

noun

A transformer that produces a high voltage alternating current pulse from a low voltage direct current supply, especially such a device in the starter motor of an automobile.

Meanings

nouninduction coil (plural induction coils)

plural induction coils

  1. A transformer that produces a high voltage alternating current pulse from a low voltage direct current supply, especially such a device in the starter motor of an automobile.
  2. cellular automataA pattern, often unstable itself on its own, that stabilizes an unstable pattern's edge(s) without directly touching it by preventing cells that would destabilize it from becoming alive.

Translations

Tagalog panawit-kidkid
  • panawit-kidkida transformer that produces a high voltage alternating current pulse from a low voltage direct current supply
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