CONTACT ARM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contact arm mean? 

• CONTACT ARM (noun)
  The noun CONTACT ARM has 1 sense:

1. contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet

  Familiarity information: CONTACT ARM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTACT ARM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

contact arm; wiper; wiper arm

Hypernyms ("contact arm" is a kind of...):

contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)

Holonyms ("contact arm" is a part of...):

rheostat; variable resistor (resistor for regulating current)

selector; selector switch (a switch that is used to select among alternatives)