Tesla coil

noun

variants or Tesla transformer

: an air-core transformer for high-frequency alternating or oscillating electrical currents

Examples of Tesla coil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plenty of other teams have followed suit, between the Tampa Bay Lightning’s outdoor areas and Tesla coil; the Seattle Kraken’s flying fish; and how the Vegas Golden Knights have … well, there’s a lot going on at T-Mobile Arena. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Just for fun, here's a demonstration of electric and magnetic forces using a Tesla coil and a Crooke's tube. — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024

At the top there’s Griffith Observatory, where a Tesla coil spits electricity and telescope demonstrator Todd Kunioka guides visitors through the cosmos. — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024

Fascinated by inventor Nikola Tesla and his innovation of alternating current electricity, Asher Suderow decided to build a Tesla coil himself, and persuaded his dad and grandfather to help. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

after Nikola Tesla †1943 American (Croatian-born) electrician and inventor

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Tesla coil

• aerofoil
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