The Collaborative International Dictionary
Choking coil
Choking coil \Choking coil\ (Elec.) A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase; -- called also reactance coil or reactor, these terms being now preferred in engineering usage.
WordNet
choking coil
n. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current [syn: choke, choke coil]
Usage examples of "choking coil".
Automatically gulping down the choking coil of fear lodged in her mouth, Kate slowly brought her head down and hid for a moment.
Even as his frenzied fingers tore at the choking coil, the Lomarni was violently yanked from the stable floor and swung into the air!