choking coil
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Noun (1)
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating currentSynonyms: chokechoke coilType of coilPart of circuit, electrical circuit
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Choking coil.
Electricity A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase; — called also reactance coil or reactor, these terms being now preferred in engineering usage.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement