Meanings
nounselsyn (plural selsyns)
plural selsyns
- businessA synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized
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Origin
Short for self-synchronizing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian сельси́н
- сельси́н (selʹsín)a type of synchro
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APA
selsyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selsyn
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“selsyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selsyn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selsyn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selsyn.
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