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generator
/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪtɚ/
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What does generator mean?
noun
- An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
- The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
- An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.
More meanings (5)
noun
- An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
- One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
- A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
- A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
- Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪtɚ/
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If a sharp explosion ensues, air is not wholly expelled from the generator, and it would be dangerous to light the gas.
Dual ignition was provided, the generator and distributors being driven off the back end of the engine and the distributors being easily accessible.
More book examples (3)
The first carries the generator set, the second the transmitting instruments, the third the receiving equipment, and the fourth the detachable mast and stays.
The scientific world at that time was engaged in a controversy regarding the external and internal resistance of a circuit in which a generator was situated.
With the object of transforming heat direct from the furnace into electricity, he also devised a 'pyro-electric generator,' but it never passed beyond the experimental stage.