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synchronous motor

noun

, Electricity.
  1. a synchronous machine that acts as a motor.


synchronous motor

noun

  1. an alternating-current motor that runs at a speed that is equal to or is a multiple of the frequency of the supply
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of synchronous motor1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

A synchronous motor is one that keeps step with the alterations of an alternating current.

In a synchronous motor the armature reaches the 90 degree position at the exact instant at which the current reverses in the line.

By the use of the synchronous motor-generators the lighting circuits are protected from these pressure variations.

The principle of the synchronous motor is illustrated in Fig. 447.

In practice the synchronous motor has a number of pairs of field poles.

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