contactor

English

Etymology

contact +‎ -or

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑntæktɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒntæktə/

Noun

contactor (plural contactors)

(electrical engineering) A relay used to control an electrical power circuit
- 1951 January, “Diesel-Electric Branch-Line Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 71:
  Compressed air is used for the operation of certain contactors, the sanders, the horn, and the re-fuelling equipment, but vacuum brakes are fitted to the locomotive.

Translations

relay used to control an electrical power circuit

Finnish: kontaktori
German: Schütz (de) n
Hungarian: kontaktor
Italian: contattore m
Polish: stycznik (pl) m
Romanian: contactor (ro) n, releu de contactare, releu contactor n
Turkish: devre açıcı-kesici, kontaktör
Vietnamese: khởi động từ (vi), cái tiếp xúc (vi)

See also

circuit breaker

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French contacteur.

Noun

contactor n (plural contactoare)

contactor

Declension

Declension of contactor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) contactor	contactorul	(niște) contactoare	contactoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) contactor	contactorului	(unor) contactoare	contactoarelor
vocative	contactorule		contactoarelor

Spanish

Adjective

contactor (feminine contactora, masculine plural contactores, feminine plural contactoras)

contacting

Noun

contactor m (plural contactores)

contactor

Further reading

“contactor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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