inductor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
    inductance.

WordNet

In*duct"or noun
Etymology
L., one who stirs up or rouses. See Induce.
Definitions
  1. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.
  2. (Elec.) That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.

Webster 1913