line trap

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line trap [′līn ‚trap]

(electricity)

A filter consisting of a series inductance shunted by a tuning capacitor, inserted in series with the power or telephone line for a carrier-current system to minimize the effects of variations in line attenuation and reduce carrier energy loss.

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