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Generator   /dʒˈɛnərˌeɪtər/   Listen
Generator

noun
1.
An apparatus that produces a vapor or gas.
2.
Engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction.
3.
Someone who originates or causes or initiates something.  Synonyms: author, source.
4.
An electronic device for producing a signal voltage.



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"Generator" Quotes from Famous Books



... transmission of power is exemplified in everything which is based on the generation of electricity. The ordinary electric light is power coming from a generator in the building or ...
— Marvels of Modern Science • Paul Severing

... The carbon dioxide generator, A, was devised by us to take the place of the ordinary generators, in which marble is used. We have found that a submersion of twenty hours in boiling water does not suffice to completely remove the air which, as is well known, is contained in ordinary marble; hence some other substance must ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 • Various

... steam generator, composed of a series of cylindrical boilers, of round ends, provided with openings for steam and water, and arranged in a vertical and inclined position, in the manner and for the purpose ...
— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various

... low pressure. As before, all parts of the current will be deflected towards the right, and the result, clearly, is a whirl opposite in direction to that of the cyclone. But here there is a tendency to dissipation rather than to concentration of energy, hence, considered as a storm-generator, the ...
— A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams



Words linked to "Generator" :   stator coil, setup, coiner, rotor, oscillator, dynamo, apparatus, magnetoelectric machine, rotor coil, engine, brush, stator, magneto, electronic device, maker, alternator, shaper, generate, windmill



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