English > electrical device: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
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| Parts | terminal, pole | A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
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| Narrower | Segway, Segway Human Transporter, Segway HT | (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels |
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| antenna, aerial, transmitting aerial | An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals |
| attenuator | An electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal |
| ballast, light ballast | An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps |
| battery, electric battery | A device that produces electricity |
| bimetallic strip | A strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature |
| brush | conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor |
| capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser | An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge |
| cell, electric cell | A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
| circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices |
| distributor, distributer, electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence |
| electrograph | electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means |
| electrostatic generator, electrostatic machine, Wimshurst machine, Van de Graaff generator | electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity |
| filter | An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it |
| flasher | An electrical device that automatically turns ... / turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) |
| fuse, electrical fuse, safety fuse | An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
| inductor, inductance | An electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit |
| jack | An electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug |
| load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
| plug, male plug | An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted / inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection |
| precipitator, electrostatic precipitator, Cottrell precipitator | Removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation |
| reactor | An electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit |
| rectifier | electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current |
| relay, electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch ... / switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
| resistor, resistance | An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current |
| security system, security measure, security | An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
| solar array, solar battery, solar panel | electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells |
| spark arrester | electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed |
| spark plug, sparking plug, plug | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark |
| suppressor, suppresser | An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents |
| transducer | An electrical device that converts one form of energy into another |
| transformer | An electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage |
| transponder | electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply |
| zapper | An electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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| Spanish | aparato eléctrico |
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| Catalan | aparell elèctric |
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