inductor
noun
in·duc·tor
in-ˈdək-tər 
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The logic is performed by routing the single flux quanta through a combination of Josephson-junction loops and inductors to the appropriate outputs, resulting in logical ORs and ANDs.
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Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Put an inductor inside the Josephson-junction loop, and the voltage pulse drives a current.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
The voltage pulse passes through the inductor, creating a persistent current in the loop.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
But as detailed in the YouTube video, the one bought off eBay only has two inductors, as well as a large electrolytic capacitor, but a lot less circuitry overall.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
This axial inductor has a number of turns of varnished copper wire wrapped around a ferrite form and soldered to copper leads on its two ends.
—Eric Schlaepfer, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
Relationships between these variables led to the classic components of a circuit — resistor, capacitor, inductor — with the exception of one pairing: charge + flux.
—Steve Volk, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2018
In addition to Rodrigo — who is American — acting as inductor, Canadian musicians Alessia Cara, JP Saxe and Ruby Waters will perform tributes to Morissette during the ceremony, which will be held on Sept. 24 at Toronto's Massey Hall.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
At their February board meeting, the directors of New Jersey Transit approved a $3.4 million contract with Hitran for 69 main inductors for the Arrows.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
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Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Put an inductor inside the Josephson-junction loop, and the voltage pulse drives a current.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
The voltage pulse passes through the inductor, creating a persistent current in the loop.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
But as detailed in the YouTube video, the one bought off eBay only has two inductors, as well as a large electrolytic capacitor, but a lot less circuitry overall.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
This axial inductor has a number of turns of varnished copper wire wrapped around a ferrite form and soldered to copper leads on its two ends.
—Eric Schlaepfer, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
Relationships between these variables led to the classic components of a circuit — resistor, capacitor, inductor — with the exception of one pairing: charge + flux.
—Steve Volk, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2018
In addition to Rodrigo — who is American — acting as inductor, Canadian musicians Alessia Cara, JP Saxe and Ruby Waters will perform tributes to Morissette during the ceremony, which will be held on Sept. 24 at Toronto's Massey Hall.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
At their February board meeting, the directors of New Jersey Transit approved a $3.4 million contract with Hitran for 69 main inductors for the Arrows.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
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inductor
noun
in·duc·tor
in-ˈdək-tər
1
: one that inducts
2
: a part of an electrical device that acts upon another or is itself acted upon by induction
Medical Definition
inductor
noun
in·duc·tor
in-ˈdək-tər
: one that inducts
especially
: organizer sense 2
chordamesoderm acts on embryonic ectoderm as an inductor of neural tissue
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