inductor

[in-duhk-ter] /ɪnˈdʌk tər/
noun
1.
Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
2.
a person who inducts, as into office.
Origin
1645-55; < Medieval Latin: importer, instigator, Late Latin: schoolmaster, equivalent to Latin indūc(ere) (see induce) + -tor -tor
Examples from the web for inductor
  • Each inductor shall be subjected to the electrical tests specified herein.
  • B equal to the inductance of the highest rated inductor.
British Dictionary definitions for inductor

inductor

/ɪnˈdʌktə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that inducts
2.
a component, such as a coil, in an electrical circuit the main function of which is to produce inductance
Word Origin and History for inductor
n.

1650s, from Latin inductor, agent noun from past participle stem of inducere (see induce). Electromagnetic sense begins in 1837.

inductor in Medicine

inductor in·duc·tor (ĭn-dŭk'tər)
n.

  1. Something that inducts, especially a device that functions by or introduces inductance into a circuit.

  2. See evocator.

  3. See organizer.

inductor in Science
inductor
  (ĭn-dŭk'tər)   

  1. An electrical component or circuit, especially an induction coil, that introduces inductance into a circuit.

  2. A substance that causes an induced reaction. Unlike a catalyst, an inductor is irreversibly transformed in the reaction.