electrical device
Noun
Meaning
a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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A common use of the term "voltage" is in describing the voltage dropped across an electrical device (such as a resistor).
Cathodic protection can also be provided by using a special-purpose electrical device to appropriately induce an electric charge.
A related development is the gas turbine locomotive in which the turbine drives the wheels without an intermediate electrical device, at the cost of mechanical complexity.
History main further Before the development of the electric telephone, the term "telephone" was applied to other inventions, and not all early researchers of the electrical device called it "telephone".
The irrigation controller is either a mechanical (now the "dinosaur" type) or electrical device that signals a zone to turn on at a specific time and keeps it on for a specified amount of time.
"I can open my door, control the lights, the window shade, the thermostat, the TV and home theater, and any electrical device anywhere in the room," Steve says.