electrical device
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1. a device that produces or is powered by electricity (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | device, |
definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | attenuator, |
definition | : | an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | ballast, light ballast, |
definition | : | an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | battery, electric battery, |
definition | : | a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | bimetallic strip, |
definition | : | a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | brush, |
definition | : | conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cell, electric cell, |
definition | : | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | electrograph, |
definition | : | electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | filter, |
definition | : | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | flasher, |
definition | : | an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | electrical fuse, fuse, safety fuse, |
definition | : | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | inductance, inductor, |
definition | : | an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | jack, |
definition | : | an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | load, |
definition | : | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | male plug, plug, |
definition | : | an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | reactor, |
definition | : | an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | rectifier, |
definition | : | electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | electrical relay, relay, |
definition | : | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | resistance, resistor, |
definition | : | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | segway, segway ht, segway human transporter, |
definition | : | (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | spark arrester, |
definition | : | electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | plug, spark plug, sparking plug, |
definition | : | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | suppresser, suppressor, |
definition | : | an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | transducer, |
definition | : | an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | transformer, |
definition | : | an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | transponder, |
definition | : | electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | zapper, |
definition | : | an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | pole, terminal, |
definition | : | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves (noun.artifact) |
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