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linear (induction) motor

The definition of a linear induction motor is an electric motor that produces and propels motion in a straight line.

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An example of linear induction motor is a subway train.

See linear (induction) motor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

an electric motor that produces thrust in a direct line, as distinguished from the rotary motion produced by a rotary engine, by the interaction of a moving magnetic field and the current induced by the field

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