INDUCTION COIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does induction coil mean? 

• INDUCTION COIL (noun)
  The noun INDUCTION COIL has 1 sense:

1. a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source

  Familiarity information: INDUCTION COIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDUCTION COIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("induction coil" is a kind of...):

coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)

Meronyms (parts of "induction coil"):

spark gap (the gap between two high-potential terminals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction coil"):

ignition coil (an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs)

spark coil (an induction coil used to create sparks)

Holonyms ("induction coil" is a part of...):

transformer (an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage)