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Switchgear
A switching/interrupting device used in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric power for controling, metering protecting and regulating devices.
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A switching/interrupting device used in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric power for controling, metering protecting and regulating devices.
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| switchnoun | A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. |
| apparatusnoun | The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished. |
| equipmentnoun | Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage. |
| loginnoun | (computing) The process or an instance of logging in. |
| connectionnoun | A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people. |
| connexionnoun | (religion) (Methodism) A Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences (US spelling: connection). |
| switchingnoun | The act or process of something that switches. |
| instrumentationnoun | The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments. |
| switch gearnoun | Alternative form of switchgear. [(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.] |
| gridnoun | A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire. |
| shoegearnoun | (rail transport) train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail. |
| segment gearnoun | (engineering) A piece for receiving or communicating reciprocating motion from or to a cogwheel, consisting of a sector of a circular gear, or ring, having cogs on the periphery, or face. |
| gas generatornoun | (engineering, US) An electrical generator that runs on gasoline. |
| gatenoun | A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall. |
| control gridnoun | An electrode used in amplifying thermionic valves (vacuum tubes) such as the triode, tetrode and pentode, used to control the flow of electrons from the cathode to the anode. It usually consists of a cylindrical screen or helix of fine wire surrounding the cathode, and is surrounded in turn by the anode. |
| national gridnoun | An electricity transmission network servicing a whole country. |
| gear sticknoun | Alternative spelling of gearstick. [The lever used to change gear in a vehicle.] |
| gearchangenoun | Alternative form of gear change. [(especially automotive) An instance of changing gears (shifting gears).] |
| signal gantrynoun | (rail transport) a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller structures usually have a single support, and larger structures are supported on both sides. |
| gear headnoun | Alternative spelling of gearhead. [A mechanical device used to increase the torque of gears.] |
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