linear motor

noun

An electric motor in which the equivalent of the stator and rotor are linear and parallel, normally one part is a vehicle and the other a track on which it moves

Meanings

nounlinear motor (plural linear motors)

plural linear motors

  1. An electric motor in which the equivalent of the stator and rotor are linear and parallel, normally one part is a vehicle and the other a track on which it moves

Translations

German Linearmotor
  • LinearmotorTranslations
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