field coil
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n.
An electric coil around a field magnet used to generate a magnetic field, as in an electric motor. Also called field winding.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine
Synonym: field winding
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