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autotransformer
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autotransformer [¦ȯd·ō·tranz¦fȯr·mər]
(electricity)
A power transformer having one continuous winding that is tapped; part of the winding serves as the primary and all of it serves as the secondary, or vice versa; small autotransformers are used to start motors.
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