Commutator - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Commutator :  (noun)

1: switch for reversing the direction of an electric current

Based on WordNet 2.0

Commutator : \Com"mu*ta`tor\, n. (Elec.) 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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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