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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Autotransformer \Au`to*trans*form"er\, n. [Auto- + transformer.] (Elec.) A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a compensator or balancing coil. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]