Commutator
Pronunciation : Com"mu*ta`tor
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an electrical current; an attachment to certain electrical machines, by means of which alternating currents are made to be continuous or to have the same direction.
(Elec.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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