acyclic machine
noun
: a direct-current dynamo in which there is no reversal of current in the armature and no commutator and which in principle resembles the Faraday disk
called also homopolar machine
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“Acyclic machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acyclic%20machine. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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