Visual Dictionary Online

Theme


Powered by ikonet.com

contact devices [1]click to hear

Examples of components that connect a device to an electric circuit.
contact devices [1] European outlet socket-contact grounding prong plug adapter European plug grounding socket cover pin clamp terminal

European outlet click to hear

Device fitted with sockets connecting an electric circuit to an electric device when the plug is inserted into it.

socket-contact click to hear

Hole intended to receive a plug’s pin and establish electric contact.

grounding prong click to hear

Device connecting a circuit’s ground wire, which allows the current to be conducted to the ground connection in the event of a short circuit.

plug adapter click to hear

Electric accessory adapting a plug to an outlet of a different configuration.

European plug click to hear

End part of an electric wire equipped with pins that are inserted into the socket contacts of an outlet to establish contact.

grounding socket click to hear

Device connecting a circuit’s ground wire, which allows the current to be conducted to the ground connection in the event of a short circuit.

cover click to hear

Part covering the internal components of a plug.

pin click to hear

Cylindrical metal part that establishes electric contact when inserted into the corresponding outlet.

clamp click to hear

Metal part used for fastening a device’s wire to the plug.

terminal click to hear

Part to which an electric wire’s conductors are attached.