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squirrel cage
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squirrel cage
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a cage consisting of a cylindrical framework that is made to rotate by a small animal running inside the framework
2. a repetitive purposeless task, way of life, etc.
3. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Also called squirrel-cage motor Electrical engineering the rotor of an induction motor with a cylindrical winding having copper bars around the periphery parallel to the axis
4. (Electronics) an electric fan with many long narrow blades arranged in parallel so as to form a cylinder about an axis around which they spin
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Noun1.squirrel cage - cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside itsquirrel cage - cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
cage, coop - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
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One example: the rotor bar connections to end rings in a squirrel-cage rotor.
Circuit resistance: A not-so-simple property by Richard L PE Nailen / Electrical Apparatus
The squirrel-cage induction motor is probably the most widely used motor in industry today.
Magnetism gives life to motion, motors by Dave Polka / InTech
 
 
 
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