self-excited
[ self-ik-sahy-tid ]
adjectiveElectricity.
noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
Origin of self-excited
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Other words from self-excited
- self-ex·ci·ta·tion [self-ek-sahy-tey-shuhn, -si-], /ˈsɛlfˌɛk saɪˈteɪ ʃən, -sɪ-/, noun
- self-ex·cit·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for self-excited
self-excited
adjective
(of an electrical machine) having the current for the magnetic field system generated by the machine itself or by an auxiliary machine coupled to it
(of an oscillator) generating its own energy and depending on resonant circuits for frequency determination
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