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Noun edit

permutator (plural permutators)

  1. (electrical) A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.

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Verb edit

permūtātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of permūtō