single-throw switch

single-throw switch

[′siŋ·gəl ¦thrō ′swich]

(electricity)

A switch in which the same pair of contacts is always opened or closed.

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single-throw switch

A switch, in an electric circuit, which can be opened or closed by the operation of a single set of contacts.

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