induction coil

noun, Electricity
1.
a transformer for producing high-voltage alternating current from a low-voltage direct current, consisting essentially of two concentric coils with a common soft-iron core, a primary coil with relatively few windings of heavy wire, and a secondary coil with many turns of fine wire. Excitation of the primary coil by rapidly interrupted or variable current induces high voltage in the secondary coil.
Also called Ruhmkorff coil.
Origin
1875-80
Examples from the web for induction coil
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  • The insulation is located between the induction coil and the vessel.
  • In vacuum melting, an electrical current is induced into the metal by an induction coil connected to a power supply.
  • Linear wire is used in model to simulate the induction coil.
  • The equipment used to make these observations consists of an induction coil magnetometer and data acquisition system.
British Dictionary definitions for induction coil

induction coil

noun
1.
a transformer for producing a high voltage from a low voltage. It consists of a cylindrical primary winding of few turns, a concentric secondary winding of many turns, and often a common soft-iron core Sometimes shortened to coil
induction coil in Science
induction coil  

  1. An electrical device consisting of a single coil of conductive material, often surrounding a metallic core, designed to establish a strong magnetic field around the coil. Changes in the current flow through the coil cause fluctuations in the magnetic field that induce a voltage across the coil. Induction coils have many applications, especially in circuits that tune to signals of specific frequencies, as in radios. The ability of an induction coil to induce a voltage is called inductance, and is measured in henrys. Compare capacitor.

  2. A type of transformer that changes a low-voltage direct current to a high-voltage alternating current. Induction coils are used for many purposes, especially as spark coils for firing spark plugs in automobile engines and starting oil burners.