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induction motor

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  1. 1. n. An induction or asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor needed to produce torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field of the stator winding. Source: wordnet
  2. 2. A type of alternating-current motor comprising two wound members, one stationary, called the stator, and the other rotating, called the rotor, these two members corresponding to a certain extent to the field and armature of a direct-current motor. Source: webster
  3. 3. A type of alternating-current motor comprising two woundmembers, one stationary, called the stator, and the other rotating,called the rotor, these two members corresponding to a certain extentto the field and armature of a direct-current motor. Source: adambom

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