bobine

Definitions of bobine
  1. noun
    a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
    synonyms: quadrille écossais, reel
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    type of:
    danse à quatre
    American country dancing in which couples form squares
  2. noun
    a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
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    type of:
    bobinoir
    mechanical device around which something can be wound
  3. noun
    a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
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    type of:
    bande, film
    photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
  4. noun
    reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
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    types:
    replis
    coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
    type of:
    inductance
    an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
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