Term: synchronous motor: electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: spirea: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: bear hug: a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: drug addict: a narcotics addict
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: power outage: equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: pityriasis alba: common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: conditional sale: a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: drag: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: tyrannosaur: large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: telegraphese: language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
Broader: electric motor: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | Unrelated: sabbat: a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy