selsyn

1. 1.

   a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized

   Synonymssynchro

   Broadersystem

Other forms of selsyn

plural

selsyns·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about selsyn

What does selsyn mean?

selsyn means "a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized".

How many syllables are in selsyn?

selsyn has 2 syllables: sel-syn. The stress falls on "sel".

What is another word for selsyn?

Close synonyms include synchro. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is selsyn a common word?

selsyn is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.