brushless

English

Etymology

From brush +‎ -less.

Adjective

brushless (not comparable)

1. Not requiring the use of a brush.
   1. Of an electric motor: that does not use brushes, physical contacts for the commutator.

      a brushless motor

   2. Not requiring the use of a hairbrush, scrubbing brush, or other brush.

      a brushless shaving cream

      a brushless finish on the concrete

Derived terms

• brushlessness

 

Translations

(motor) not using brushes

• Finnish: harjaton (fi), hiiliharjaton (not using carbon brushes)
• French: sans balais (fr), brushless

not requiring the use of a brush

• Finnish: harjaton (fi)
• French: sans blaireau (fr) (shaving), sans brosse (fr)

Anagrams

• shrubless