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Definition: Commutator |
CommutatorNoun1. Switch for reversing the direction of an electric current. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | A device used to accomplish time division multiplexing by repetitive sequential switching. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A convertor with a single armature having a commutator and collector rings and used for converting alternating current into direct current or vice versa. Source: European Union. (references) |
| An assembly of conducting members insulated from one another, in the radial-axial plane, against which brushes bear. Used to enable current to flow from one part of a circuit to another by sliding contact. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Public Administration | A device used for reversing the direction of an electric current. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Commutator |
| English words defined with "commutator": Electrepeter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "commutator": ARMATURE BANDER, armature repairer, ARMATURE TESTER I, ARMATURE WINDER, REPAIR, assembler-erector ♦ baroswitch ♦ commutating winding, commutation rate ♦ decommutator ♦ ELECTRIC-GOLF-CART REPAIRER, ELECTRIC-MOTOR-AND-GENERATOR ASSEMBLER ♦ golf-cart mechanic ♦ motor-and-generator assembler ♦ neutral zone ♦ OVEN TENDER ♦ rotary convertor, rotary transformer, rotor-and-armature bander ♦ subcommutation, supercommutation ♦ tester, armature or fields ♦ ventilated totally-enclosed motor. (references) |
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Business | Suppliers are commercializing modifications, thus allowing brush wear to be detected, saving overall maintenance time and avoiding commutator damage. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Commutator" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Commutator" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "commutator": commutator bar. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
commutator | 78 |
commutator motor | 4 |
commutator file slotting | 3 |
commutator maintenance | 3 |
commutator manufacturer | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "commutator"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | komutator (interoffice telephone, junction board, switchboard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عاكس التيار (switch), أداة تعكس اتجاه التيار. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | комутатор (exchange, junction board). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 换向器. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | přepojovaè (switchboard, switch-board), přepínaè (shunt, switch), komutátor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stroemvender (collector), roterende omformer (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer), omskifter (change-over switch, reverser, selector, selector switch, switch), kommutator (collector, collector ring, rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer), drejeomformer (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | commutator (collector, telegraphic concentrator), collector opgebouwd uit lamellen, collector (collector, collector ring, receiver), stroomwisselaar (collector), sleepring (collector ring), eenankeromzetter (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer), éénankeromzetter (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer), éénankeromvormer (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yksiankkurimuuttaja (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer), virrankääntäjä, kommutaattori (collector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | commutateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stromwender (collector), Gleichrichter (detector, rectifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κομμυτατέρ(κν), συλλέκτης,μεταγωγός,διακόπτης αναστροφής, συλλέκτης με ελάσματα, συλλέκτης (collector), μετατροπέασ ηλεκτρικού ρεύματοσ, μετατροπέας (clipper, converter, convertor, inverter, invertor, media adapter, peak limiter, refiner, rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer, transducer), περιστρεφόμενος μετατροπέας (rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מחלף (changer, converter, shifter), קומוטטור. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | átváltó, kommutátor, átkapcsoló. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pembalik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | commutatore (dimmer, dipswitch, switch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 整流子 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいりゅうし. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | co-cheaghleyder. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ommutatorcay comutador (light-switch, switch). (various references) comutator (switch). (various references) коммутатор (commuter, junction board, keyboard, switch). (various references) komutator. (various references) conmutador (commute, switch, toggle switch). (various references) kommutator (collector). (various references) komütatör, çevirici (assembler). (various references) комутатор (board, keyboard, switchboard), колектор (collector, junction box, manifold), перемикач. (various references) vật thay thế (replacement, substitute), người thay thế (alternate, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, sub, substitute), người thay. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "commutator": commutators. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "commutator" (pronounced 'Com"mu*ta`tor'): Abbreviator, Abdicator, Abnegator, Abrogator, Accelerator, Accommodator, Accumulator, Actuator, Adjudicator, Adjutator, Adulator, Adulterator, Aggregator, Agitator, Agricultor, Alleviator, Alliterator, Alternator, Amalgamator, Ambulator, Ameliorator, Animator, Annihilator, Annotator, Annunciator, Anticipator, Appreciator, Approbator, Appropriator, Approximator, Arbitrator, Arborator, Architector, Articulator, Aspirator, Assassinator, Associator, Auscultator, Calorisator, Capitulator, Caveator, Celebrator, Circulator, Circumnavigator, Coagulator, Collaborator, Collimator, Collocutor, Commemorator, Commentator. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-m-m-o-o-r-t-t-u" | |
-3 letters: touraco. | |
-4 letters: cottar, marmot, motmot, outact, tomato, tomcat, turaco. | |
-5 letters: actor, amort, amour, carom, comma, cotta, court, macro, motor, motto, mucor, mucro, ottar, taroc, tarot, torot, tract, trout, tumor, tutor. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-m-m-o-o-r-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: commutators. | |
+4 letters: ultramicrotome, ultramicrotomy. | |
+5 letters: ultramicrotomes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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