inductor
noun
in·duc·tor
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Definition of inductor
1
: one that inducts
2a
: a part of an electrical apparatus that acts upon another or is itself acted upon by induction
b
: reactor sense 2
Examples of inductor in a Sentence
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The patent describes how a laser diode can be configured to emit pulses of laser light using a circuit that includes an inductor and a gallium nitride transistor. — Mark Harris, Ars Technica, "Vigilante engineer stops Waymo from patenting key lidar technology," 1 Oct. 2018 Bon Jovi's Rock Hall induction belonged to Richie Sambora And while musicians are always the main draw, this year, some of the inductors even stole the show. — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, "Fans celebrate the Rock Hall inductions at sold-out simulcast (video)," 14 Apr. 2018 The 33rd annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is slated to take place on Apr. 14 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, with inductors to be announced at a later date; the ceremony will be broadcast on HBO as well as SiriusXM. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, "2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed," 13 Dec. 2017 Marvelous circuits of prose inductors, resistors and switches simulate ordinary history so nearly as to make readers forget the real thing. — Virginia Heffernan, New York Times, "Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the World," 22 Nov. 2016 Next, disconnect the batteries and then close the switch so that the capacitor discharges through the inductor. — Rhett Allain, WIRED, "Go Ahead, Connect an Inductor and Capacitor and See What Happens," 11 May 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inductor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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inductor
noun
in·duc·tor
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Medical Definition of inductor
: one that inducts
especially
: organizer sense 2
chordamesoderm acts on embryonic ectoderm as an inductor of neural tissue