slip ring

slip ring

n.

A metal ring mounted on a rotating part of a machine to provide a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts.

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Noun

1.

slip ring - connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"