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slip ring
noun
, Electricity.
- a metal ring, usually of copper or cast iron, mounted so that current may be conducted through stationary brushes into or out of a rotating member.
slip ring
noun
- electrical engineering a metal ring, mounted on but insulated from a rotating shaft of a motor or generator, by means of which current can be led through stationary brushes into or out of a winding on the shaft
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Other Words From
- slip-ring adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slip ring1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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