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Noun Concept
Categories: archived copy as title, Electric motors, Electrical power conversion, Electrical components, Electrical power connectors
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commutator
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Switch for reversing the direction of an electric current WordNet 3.0
English:
electric
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Switch for reversing the direction of an electric current WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A commutator is a rotary electrical switch in certain types of electric motors and electrical generators that periodically reverses the current direction between the rotor and the external circuit. Wikipedia
A rotary switch on the shaft of an electric motor or generator Wikipedia Disambiguation
An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically reverses the direction of an electric current. Wiktionary
Electrical switch. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
switch
electrical element
HAS PART
brush
PART OF
electric machine
brushed DC electric motor
DERIVATION
commutate
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Otto's encyclopedia
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Moritz von Jacobi
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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commutator
Wikipedia
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commutator (electric)
Wikidata
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commutator
Wiktionary
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commutator
Wikipedia Redirections
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Pohl commutator, Ruhmkorff commutator, Split-ring (electric), Split-ring device

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