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gen·er·a·tor

   [jen-uh-rey-ter]
noun
1.
a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially 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.
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Origin:
1640–50; < Latin generātor producer, equivalent to generā(re) (see generate) + -tor -tor
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a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture
the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
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Example Sentences
  • Even the energy was homemade, powered by a hydroelectric generator in the mill race.
  • The change in pressure drives the engine's pistons, which drive a shaft that turns a generator to produce electricity.
  • But cars that get their electricity from an internal-combustion engine acting as a generator are a reality.
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generator (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə)
 
—n
1.  physics
 a.  any device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction, esp a large one as in a power station
 b.  a device for producing a voltage electrostatically
 c.  any device that converts one form of energy into another form: an acoustic generator
2.  an apparatus for producing a gas
3.  a person or thing that generates

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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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generator   (jěn'ə-rā'tər)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A machine that converts mechanical energy into electricity to serve as a power source for other machines. Electrical generators found in power plants use water turbines, combustion engines, windmills, or other sources of mechanical energy to spin wire coils in strong magnetic fields, inducing an electric potential in the coils. A generator that provides alternating current power is called an alternator. See also induction.

  2. See generatrix.


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generator definition


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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