slip ring vs connecter

slip ring and connecter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slip ring	Yes	No	No	No
connecter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connecter is a hypernym of slip ring; that is, connecter is a word with a broader meaning than slip ring:

slip ring: connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts
connecter: an instrumentality that connects

Other hypernyms of slip ring include connection, connective, connector, connexion.

slip ring (noun)	connecter (noun)
connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts	an instrumentality that connects