SELSYN

selsyn, synchro

(noun) a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Short for self-synchronizing.

Noun

selsyn (plural selsyns)

A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.

Source: Wiktionary



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CLOG

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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