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An electrical transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have some or all windings in common.

autotransformer [ˌɔːtəʊtrænsˈfɔːmə]

(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits

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autotransformer (redirected from Variac)

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