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Definition of Synchroscope
1. Noun. An instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines).
Generic synonyms: Measuring Device, Measuring Instrument, Measuring System
Derivative terms: Synchronise, Synchronize
Definition of Synchroscope
1. Noun. An instrument that indicates the degree to which two alternating current systems are synchronised with each other; used especially in electricity generation ¹
2. Noun. An instrument used to synchronise the propellers of a twin-engine aircraft ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Synchroscope
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synchroscope
Literary usage of Synchroscope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"A synchroscope indicates: (1) whether the incoming machine is running too fast
or too slow, ... One form of synchroscope is shown in Fig. 505. ..."
2. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"A synchroscope indicates: (1) whether the incoming machine is running too fast
or too slow, ... One form of synchroscope is shown in Fig. 505. ..."
3. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1922)
"synchroscope.—Before connecting an alternator to the bus-bars and in parallel
... A synchroscope is an instrument for indicating when machines are in the ..."
4. The Principles of Dynamo Electric Machinery by Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1915)
"The synchroscope.—With either of the foregoing arrangements, there is some
difficulty in determining the moment of exact synchronism, since an incandescent ..."
5. The Principles of Dynamo Electric Machinery by Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1915)
"The synchroscope.—With either of the foregoing arrangements, there is some
difficulty in determining the moment of exact synchronism, ..."
6. Alternating Currents by Charles George Lamb (1921)
"The synchroscope. There are several methods used to ercome this difficulty, most
of which involve special connections the lamp-transformers. ..."
7. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"A synchroscope indicates: (1) whether the incoming machine is running too fast
or too slow, ... One form of synchroscope is shown in Fig. 505. ..."
8. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"A synchroscope indicates: (1) whether the incoming machine is running too fast
or too slow, ... One form of synchroscope is shown in Fig. 505. ..."
9. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1922)
"synchroscope.—Before connecting an alternator to the bus-bars and in parallel
... A synchroscope is an instrument for indicating when machines are in the ..."
10. The Principles of Dynamo Electric Machinery by Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1915)
"The synchroscope.—With either of the foregoing arrangements, there is some
difficulty in determining the moment of exact synchronism, since an incandescent ..."
11. The Principles of Dynamo Electric Machinery by Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1915)
"The synchroscope.—With either of the foregoing arrangements, there is some
difficulty in determining the moment of exact synchronism, ..."
12. Alternating Currents by Charles George Lamb (1921)
"The synchroscope. There are several methods used to ercome this difficulty, most
of which involve special connections the lamp-transformers. ..."
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