slip ring
- noun
- /slɪp rɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
anillo deslizante
- Direct current machines used brushes that ran on commutators or slip rings to feed electricity into their moving rotors.
- superior to slip rings
- conventional slip rings
Examples
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Liquid metal wetted connectors are superior to conventional slip rings and feature sealed ball bearing construction. Durable, compact connectors offer
Academic text (2003) -
Liquid metal wetted connectors are superior to conventional slip rings and feature sealed ball bearing construction.
Academic text (2002) -
It requires no slip rings or other moving parts.
Academic text (1994) -
They are superior to conventional slip rings and feature sealed ball bearing construction.
Academic text (1996) -
There, slip rings allow continuous rotation of the x-ray source around the patient while the patient is translated through the rotating fan beam.
Academic text (2002) -
A connection is made between the shaft of the rotor and the power lines to the grid with slip rings that maintain contact but still allow the rotor to rotate.
Academic text (2008) -
In this assembly, the slip ring ensures a seamless electrical connection between the rotating arm and the stationary equipment.
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The engineer explained how the slip ring allows the camera to rotate continuously without losing power.
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During the demonstration, the slip ring maintained an uninterrupted current as the device spun around.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'slip' (to slide) and 'ring' (a circular object) transparently yield the idea of a ring that slides or allows sliding, so the form is compositional. However, the specific technical function — a rotating electrical contact that provides continuous connection via brushes — is a specialized mechanical/electrical sense that a B1 learner would not reliably infer from the words alone, so partial knowledge of form but not of function makes it semi-transparent.
Etymology
The noun slip ring comes from a simple picture: a metal ring that lets a brush slip or slide over it while the machine turns. Because the brush keeps touching the moving ring, electricity can pass from the spinning part to the still part, so the name refers to its job of making a 'continuous electrical connection'.
