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CHOKING COIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does choking coil mean?
• CHOKING COIL (noun)
The noun CHOKING COIL has 1 sense:
1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Familiarity information: CHOKING COIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
choke; choke coil; choking coil
Hypernyms ("choking coil" is a kind of...):
coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)
Holonyms ("choking coil" is a part of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
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