an inductor used to limit or suppress alternating current without stopping direct current
choke coil in American English
noun
Electricity
a coil of large inductance that gives relatively large impedance to alternating current
Also called: choke
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, one-shot, overcall, revolving door, thiamine