secondary winding
- noun
- /ˈsɛkəndɛri ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
- Specialized
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bobina secundaria
- When the primary winding is energized, the current flows through the secondary winding, inducing an electric current.
Examples
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Considering that the secondary winding voltage is 2V, he's magically getting 100,000W out of nowhere.
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The output current of a transformer is the input current times the number of primary windings divided by the number of secondary windings.
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In a transformer, the secondary winding generates power by converting the magnetic field created by the primary winding.
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The technician measured the voltage produced in the secondary winding to ensure it met the required specifications.
Synonyms
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4.1
A piece of wire wound into a spiral used in electric devices
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A coil that gets electricity from another coil nearby in a transformer
A coil of wire that gets electric current from a nearby primary coil by magnetic action
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a compositional noun phrase: 'secondary' (second/receiving) modifies 'winding' (a coil), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the second or other coil in a transformer. The precise technical detail about induced current is domain-specific but follows naturally from the constituents, and the construction is cross-linguistically regular.
Etymology
Secondary winding is the coil of wire on a transformer that receives the electricity made by the first coil, the primary winding. Imagine two loops of wire wrapped on the same metal core: when the primary winding is powered, the other coil 'catches' that energy, so the secondary winding is the coil that provides the transformer's output electricity.