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gen⋅er⋅a⋅tor

  [jen-uh-rey-ter]
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–noun
1. a machine that converts one form of energy into another, esp. mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
2. a person or thing that generates.
3. Chemistry. an apparatus for producing a gas or vapor.
4. Mathematics.
a. an element or one of a set of elements from which a specified mathematical object can be formed by applying certain operations.
b. an element, as a line, that generates a figure.
5. Computers. a program that produces a particular type of output on demand, as random numbers, an application program, or a report.
Origin:
1640–50; < L generātor producer, equiv. to generā(re) (see generate ) + -tor -tor
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gen·er·a·tor   (jěn'ə-rā'tər)   
n.  

    1. One that generates, especially a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

    2. An apparatus that generates vapor or gas.

  2. A circuit that generates a specified waveform.

  3. Mathematics See generatrix.

  4. Computer Science A program that produces specific programs from the definition of an operation.

gen·er·a·trix   (jěn'ə-rā'trĭks)   
n.   pl. gen·er·a·tri·ces (-ə-rā'trĭ-sēz', -ər-ə-trī'sēz)
A geometric element that generates a geometric figure, especially a straight line that generates a surface by moving in a specified fashion. Also called generator.
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Cultural Dictionary

generator

A device that produces electric current, usually by rotating a conductor in a magnetic field, thereby generating current through electromagnetic induction. This sort of generator produces an alternating current (AC).

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generator gen·er·a·tor (jěn'ə-rā'tər)
n.
One that generates, especially a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

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