choke

Examples

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• The technician replaced the faulty choke to improve the performance of the electrical system.

• When designing power supplies, engineers often consider the type of choke needed for efficient current regulation.

• So this is just a one turn common mode choke, right?

  MIT OpenCourseWare

• Those are on inductors, AKA chokes, and on caps right here.

• Yeah, I think it's going through the diode, then through this coil here, this kind of choke thing, and then going up to the outer one here.

  My Mate VINCE

• I have a reasonably large amount of precision resistors, capacitors, a few choke coils, etc. in a wide range of values from the approximate era of the Ampex equipment you are using.

  Blog text (9)

• In electronic circuits, a choke is essential for allowing direct current to flow while limiting alternating current.

Synonyms

C

choke coil

vschoke

• Specialized

1 7.7

A coil that lets direct current pass but reduces alternating current in a circuit

has identical meaning but uses a shorter name for the same component

C

choking coil

vschoke

• Specialized

8.8

A coil used in circuits that lets direct current pass but reduces alternating current

may block or reduce alternating current instead of only attenuating it

Idioms

C

to choke a horse

• Informal

2 9.8

A very large amount of food that is more than one person can eat

C

to choke the chicken

• Offensive

1 9.9

To touch a man's penis to make him sexually excited

C

to choke on one's words

7.8

To stop speaking because you feel nervous, embarrassed, or upset

Compounds

C

choke hold

• NSFW

6 7.5

A tight arm around someone's neck from behind to stop them moving or make them pass out

C

choke-full

1 7.0

Filled so tightly that there is no space left

C

choke coil

• Specialized

1 7.7

A coil that lets direct current pass but reduces alternating current in a circuit

A

automatic choke

• Archaic

6.8

A device in a car engine that automatically reduces air so the engine starts easily when cold

How Stabilizing

voltage regulator

• Specialized

1 4.9

choke

• Specialized

1 9.4

ballast

• Specialized

1 8.2

resistor

• Specialized

6 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology