Definition of "series-wound" [series-wound]

• Of, relating to, or being a motor or dynamo in which the armature circuit and the field circuit are connected in series with the external circuit. (adjective)

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• "Why is a series-wound motor not suitable for driving a drilling machine?"
• "As a drive motor for vehicles, the series-wound motor is particularly suitable."
• "The speeds are plotted as abscissae, and the electrical work absorbed in watts divided by 746 as ordinates; then with a series-wound motor we obtain the curve, EE."