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noun
Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet.
synonyms: contact arm, wiper.
is a specific kind of: contact, tangency.
is a part of: rheostat, variable resistor | selector, selector switch.
derivation: pass over, wipe.
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