Definition of Stepping motor

1. Noun. A motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps.

Exact synonyms: Stepper
Generic synonyms: Motor

Definition of Stepping motor

1. Noun. An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stepping Motor

stepparentings
stepparents
steppe
stepped
stepped-up
stepped back
stepped line
steppelike
stepper
steppers
steppes
stepping
stepping-stone
stepping back
stepping down
stepping motor (current term)
stepping motors
stepping razor
stepping stone
stepping stones
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steppingstones
steprelationship
steps
steps back
stepsib
stepsibling
stepsiblings
stepsibs
stepsis

Literary usage of Stepping motor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"The micrometer driven by a stepping motor rotates the mirror and changes the wavelength; the ratio of the wavelength change to the micrometer displacement ..."

2. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"Photomultiplier output current was measured with a nano-ammeter. Figure 1. Measurement system Fibre driver stepping motor r7=ci Reactor core scintillator ..."

3. Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Techniques: Vol. 1: Solids ...by J. Russell Boulding by J. Russell Boulding (1996)
"The probe is lowered on a wire by a stepping motor until it makes contact with the water, at which time an electrical signal causes the motor to reverse and ..."

4. Mantech Project Book, 1992 (1993)
"... constructed and integrated: 1) a 750 mm by 750 mm linear stepping motor based XY subsystem; 2) a high-power illumination subsystem; 3) a novel imaging ..."

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