selsyn

English

Etymology

Short for self-synchronizing.

Noun

selsyn (plural selsyns)

  1. (electrical engineering) A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.

Descendants

  • → Russian: сельси́н (selʹsín)

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