SYNCHRO

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

Noun

synchro (countable and uncountable, plural synchros)

(sports, informal) Any synchronized event, such as synchronized swimming

(electricity) A type of rotary electrical transformer that is used for measuring the angle of a rotating machine such as an antenna platform. In its general physical construction, it is much like an electric motor

Anagrams

• chyrons

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 June 2024

CONNECTION

(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”


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