单词 | variocoupler |
释义 | variocoupler in American English (ˌvɛrioʊˈkʌplər; ˌ værioʊˈkʌplər) noun a radio-frequency transformer consisting of a movable coil within a fixed coil Word origin various + couplervariocoupler in American English (ˌvɛəriouˈkʌplər) noun Electricity a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other Word origin [1920–25; vari(able) + -o- + coupler]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, checkout, ski jump, superpower, tie-in-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer) |
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