rotary encoder

noun

An electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.

Similar
shaft encoder
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Meanings

nounrotary encoder (plural rotary encoders)

plural rotary encoders

  1. An electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.

    Synonyms: shaft encoder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.

Similar
shaft encoder

More synonyms by meaning

nounan electro-mechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle to an analog or digital code.

Similar
shaft encoder
Broader
device
Also see
shaft encoder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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