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Definition of: commutator
(kom′yə·tā′tər) noun Electr.
1. Any contrivance for reversing the direction of the current in an electric circuit.
2. An assembly of individually insulated segments connected with the armature of a dynamo or generator and serving to collect and transmit the induced current.
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