"selsyn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: selsyns [plural]
Etymology: Short for self-synchronizing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} selsyn (plural selsyns)
  1. (electrical engineering) A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter. Translations (a type of synchro): сельси́н (selʹsín) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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