Matching Pairs ELECTRIC MACHINES definitionsOnline version ELECTRIC MACHINES definitions by Ramiro Moscoso 1 induction 2 AC (alternating current) 3 motor - electric motor 4 magnetic field 5 excitation 6 DC (direct current) 7 electric generator 8 electromagnetic “an electric current that reverses its direction many times a second at regular intervals, typically used in power supplies”. the production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity ( with-out contact) of an electrified or magnetized body”/ “ the production of an electric current in a conductor by varying the magnetic field applied to the conductor”. “a device that changes power into movement, used to make machines work”; a device that changes electric power into movement. “an electric current flowing in one direction only”. “ region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.” “current in a coil that gives rise to a m.m.f.( MagnetoMotive Force) in a magnetic circuit, especially in a generator or motor.” “machine for producing electric energy / dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity”. "having both electrical and magnetic properties / of or relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields”.