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reaction motor

[rē′ak·shən ‚mōd·ər]
(aerospace engineering)
reaction engine
(electricity)
A synchronous motor whose rotor contains salient poles but which has no windings and no permanent magnets.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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