SOLENOID


Meaning of SOLENOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsō-lə-ˌnȯid, ˈsä- ]

noun

Etymology: French solénoïde, from Greek sōlēnoeidēs pipe-shaped, from Greek sōlēn pipe

Date: 1827

: a coil of wire usually in cylindrical form that when carrying a current acts like a magnet so that a movable core is drawn into the coil when a current flows and that is used especially as a switch or control for a mechanical device (as a valve)

• so·le·noi·dal ˌsō-lə-ˈnȯi-d ə l, ˌsä- adjective

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