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Ruhmkorff coil

noun
Ruhm·​korff coil | \ ˈrümˌkȯrf-\

Definition of Ruhmkorff coil

: induction coil

First Known Use of Ruhmkorff coil

1850, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Ruhmkorff coil

after Heinrich Ruhmkorff †1877 German physicist, its inventor

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