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Meaning of "selsyn" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELSYN

From sel(f-) + syn(chronous).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SELSYN

ˈsɛlsɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELSYN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selsyn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELSYN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synchro

A synchro is, in effect, a transformer whose primary-to-secondary coupling may be varied by physically changing the relative orientation of the two windings. Synchros are often used for measuring the angle of a rotating machine such as an antenna platform. In its general physical construction, it is much like an electric motor. The primary winding of the transformer, fixed to the rotor, is excited by an alternating current, which by electromagnetic induction, causes currents to flow in three Y-connected secondary windings fixed at 120 degrees to each other on the stator. The relative magnitudes of secondary currents are measured and used to determine the angle of the rotor relative to the stator, or the currents can be used to directly drive a receiver synchro that will rotate in unison with the synchro transmitter. In the latter case, the whole device may be called a selsyn. A picture of a synchro transmitter...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELSYN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELSYN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SELSYN

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Synonyms and antonyms of selsyn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selsyn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELSYN

Find out the translation of selsyn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of selsyn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selsyn» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

自整角机
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

selsyn
570 millions of speakers
en

English

selsyn
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

selsyn
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

selsyn
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сельсин
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

selsyn
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

selsyn
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

selsyn
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Selsyn
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

selsyn
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

セルシン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

selsyn
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Selsyn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

selsyn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

selsyn
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सेल्सिन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

selsyn
70 millions of speakers
it

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selsyn
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

selsyn
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сельсин
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

selsyn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

selsyn
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selsyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

selsyn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selsyn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selsyn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELSYN»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELSYN»

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Electricity 4: AC/DC Motors, Controls, and Maintenance
Any movement of the transmitter rotor is accompanied immediately by an identical movement of the receiver rotor. DIFFERENTIAL SELSYN SYSTEM Figure 20—13 shows a diagram of the connections of a differential selsyn system consisting ...
Jeffrey Keljik, 2012
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Alternating Current Fundamentals
The differential selsyn resembles a miniature wound—rotor induction motor. There are three rotor windings, usually connected in wye. The windings are brought out through three slip rings to external terminals R1, R2, and R3. The stator ...
Stephen Herman, 2011
3
Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing ...
The AC selsyn principle. Two dials, attached to the rotors, are synchronized at a distance with a three-wire connection and AC power. Reprinted from Hewlett, " Selsyn System of Position Indication," 210. Furlong came across the sample ...
David A. Mindell, 2004
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Hydraulic Gates and Valves: In Free Surface Flow and ...
This fully revised edition includes: Information about new types of water-operated automatic gates, rolling weir gates, fuse gates and an extended part on barrier gates and their details The sections on seals, the trunnions of radial gates, ...
Jack Lewin, 2001
5
The Michigan Technic
ation of the clutches plus the desired speed from the geared-down synchronous motor are transmitted via a shaft to the rotor of the error-sensing selsyn. Under these circumstances, the rotor of the selsyn rotates at the desired speed.
‎1948
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Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity
T 3 T 2 T 1 R 2 R 1 33–7 Selsyn Motors The word selsyn is a contraction derived from self-synchronous. Selsyn motors are used to provide position control and angular feedback information in industrial applications. Although selsyn motors are ...
Stephen Herman, 2010
7
Electrical Transformers and Rotating Machines
differential selsyn a new position, where the two stator magnetic fields again cancel each other. Each time the rotor position of the transmitter is changed, the rotor of the receiver will change by the same amount. The Differential Selsyn The  ...
Stephen Herman, 2011
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A History of Control Engineering, 1930-1955
Over the next ten years many variations, improvements, and attempts to reduce manual intervention were made. A major improvement, the Selsyn regulator, was introduced in 1929 and Figure 1.5 shows the general arrangement of the system.
Stuart Bennett, 1993
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Practical Electric Motor Handbook
An interesting feature of Selsyn systems using large polyphase woundrotor induction motors is that the receiver motor can exert considerable torque where big machinery is involved. In contrast, Selsyn systems in radar installations were  ...
Irving Gottlieb, 1997
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
A constant-speed electric motor rotates a generator selsyn that drives the scanning carriage in the x direction on the cylinder assembly. The z motion of the cylinder assembly is manually controlled through a handwheel mounted on the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1962

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELSYN»

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1
What is a Selsyn?
Selsyn or synchro is an electro-mechanical device used for the easy and precise transmission of angular data between two or more remote points. The readings ... «AZoSensors, Sep 13»
2
GE's Visualization App Reveals History of Sustainable …
In addition to the electrical motors, GE designed the intricate selsyn controls for each lock. The canal shaved 8,000 miles from global shipping routes, saving ... «Earth & Industry, Mar 12»
3
Albert P. Melniker Award to be awarded posthumously to Dr. Lance …
During World War II, Martin invented a variable-pitch selsyn drive for airplane propellers, donating the patents to the U.S. Army Air Corps, and serving on the War ... «SILive.com, Dec 10»
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A Tour of the West: Circarama 1955 and American Motors
The projection operation, as well as sound recording, was synchronized by Selsyn motor controls. The projectors were located between the black 6-inch wide ... «MousePlanet, Jul 09»
REFERENCE
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