The standard electrical dictionary; a popular dictionary of words, terms, and phrases, used in the practice of electrical engineering (1897)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · New York, H. W. Henley & co. · leaf 600
m its ability to volatilizemetallic wires. Synonym—Calorimotor. Device, EIectro=Receptive. Any device which is operated bythe passage of a current. They may be classed by the form ofenergy into which the electrical energy is translated ; as, in theelectric motor and telephone motion is produced, in… … Fig. 361. Theater D: Dimmer, Theater, An arrangement to diminish the power ofthe lights in a theater and especially on the stage. Rheostats areused for controlling direct currents and choking coils, q. v., foralternating currents. In Fie:. 361, is shown a bank of sixteen dim-mers arranged so that…
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