phonic wheel

noun

A synchronous motor driven by a tuning fork that used an electromagnet to rotate the cogwheel of the motor by one tooth for each vibration.

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Meanings

nounphonic wheel (plural phonic wheels)

plural phonic wheels

  1. historicalcommunicationsA synchronous motor driven by a tuning fork that used an electromagnet to rotate the cogwheel of the motor by one tooth for each vibration.
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