primary coil

Other forms: primary coils

Definitions of primary coil
  1. noun
    coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
    synonyms: primary, primary winding
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    type of:
    coil
    reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
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