inductor

IPA: ɪndˈʌktɝ

(electronics) A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
(medicine) An evocator or an organizer.
One who, or that which, inducts.

Examples of "inductor" in Sentences

“Charging” an inductor is like a bunch of uranium decaying.
A circuit with an inductor and a capacitor is like a pendulum.
A circuit with an inductor, capacitor, and resistor is like a pendulum in oil.
A circuit with an inductor, capacitor, resistor and AC power source is like pushing a kid on a swing.
From smoothing voltage spikes to the wireless transmission of current, the inductor is a pretty handy device, wouldn't you say?
The inductor, capacitor, and resistor distort the electric field surrounding the goblet, and it resonates an interdimensional radio frequency.
My understanding of a switching power supply is that it basically switches the power coming in at a high rate of speed, and has a small inductor or transformer to help make the conversion.