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Generator

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Noun

1. generator

an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

2. generator

engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction

3. author, generator, source

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Example Sentences:
'he was the generator of several complaints'

4. generator

an electronic device for producing a signal voltage

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Generator

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noun
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

see synonyms of generator
noun
1. 
a person or thing that generates
; specif.,
a. 
a machine for producing gas or steam
b. 
a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical energy; dynamo
2. 
generatrix

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Generator

see synonyms of generator
n.
1.
a. One that generates, especially a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
b. An apparatus that generates vapor or gas.
2. A circuit that generates a specified waveform.
3. Mathematics See generatrix.
4. Computers A program that produces specific programs from the definition of an operation.

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