field winding
- noun
- Specialized
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- The engineer checked the field winding to ensure it produced the necessary magnetic force for the motor.
Examples
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He played a leadership role in demonstrating the feasibility of a synchronous alternator with rotating superconducting field winding at the 10-MW power level.
Academic text (2001) -
The field winding temperatures are maintained between 25 and 35 K through a commercial refrigeration system that pumps chilled gas through the rotor by way of a cold head.
Academic text (2001) -
In the new electric generator, the field winding plays a crucial role in generating a strong magnetic field.
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Proper maintenance of the field winding is essential for the efficient operation of electrical machines.
Synonyms
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4.1
A piece of wire wound into a spiral used in electric devices
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6.3
A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'winding' (a coil) associated with or producing a 'field' (a magnetic force region), so a learner who knows both senses can plausibly infer it denotes the coil that creates the magnetic field. Although the term is technical, its structure and logic follow normal noun + noun composition and is therefore predictable to learners familiar with the constituent meanings.
Etymology
Field winding comes from the simple image of wire wrapped around a magnet called the field, forming a winding that creates a magnetic 'field' to make the machine turn. That's why field winding means the coil that produces the magnetic 'field' that makes a motor or generator work.