"reed switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reed switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reed switch (plural reed switches)
  1. An electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field that causes two flexible metal reeds to come into contact. Wikipedia link: reed switch Translations (type of electrical switch): 干簧管 (gānhuángguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), reed-contact (Dutch), magneettikytkin (Finnish), interrupteur reed [masculine] (French), interrupteur à lames souples [masculine] (French), Reedschalter [masculine] (German), dispositivo Reed (Italian), contatto Reed (Italian), kontaktron (Polish), геркон (gerkon) (Russian), interruptor de lengüeta [masculine] (Spanish), interruptor reed [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reed_switch-en-noun-U~Bnxe~P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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