variocoupler

[ vair-ee-oh-kuhp-ler ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other.

Word History and Origins

Origin of variocoupler¹

First recorded in 1920–25; vari(able) + -o- + coupler

Example Sentences

Potentiometer, variometer, variocoupler, radio frequency, amplification, loop a�rials, audion and grids—no, I am not saying these words to show off.

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The rotor of a variometer or variocoupler is a rotating coil.

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ROTOR.—The rotating coil of a variometer or a variocoupler.

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Don't fail to put a copper shield between the variometer and the variocoupler.

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VARIOCOUPLER.—A tuning device for varying the inductance of the receiving oscillation circuits.

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