contactor
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑntæktɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒntæktə/
Noun
contactor (plural contactors)
- (electrical engineering) A relay used to control an electrical power circuit
- 1951 January, “Diesel-Electric Branch-Line Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 71:
- Compressed air is used for the operation of certain contactors, the sanders, the horn, and the re-fuelling equipment, but vacuum brakes are fitted to the locomotive.
Translations
relay used to control an electrical power circuit
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See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contacteur.
Noun
contactor n (plural contactoare)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | contactor | contactorul | contactoare | contactoarele | |
| genitive-dative | contactor | contactorului | contactoare | contactoarelor | |
| vocative | contactorule | contactoarelor | |||
Spanish
Adjective
contactor (feminine contactora, masculine plural contactores, feminine plural contactoras)
Noun
contactor m (plural contactores)
Further reading
- “contactor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10