Definition of Generator. Meaning of Generator. Synonyms of Generator

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Definition of Generator

Generator
Generator Gen"er*a`tor, n. (Elec.) Any machine that transforms mechanical into electrical energy; a dynamo.
Generator
Generator Gen"er*a`tor, n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. 2. An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc. 3. (Mus.) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generating tone.

Meaning of Generator from wikipedia

- Look up generator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Generator may refer to: Signal generator, electronic devices that generate repeating or non-repeating...
- In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motion-based power (potential and kinetic energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy)...
- A thermoelectric generator (TEG), also called a Seebeck generator, is a solid state device that converts heat (driven by temperature differences) directly...
- An engine–generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine (prime mover) mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This...
- A diesel generator (DG) (also known as a diesel GenSet) is the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator) to generate...
- microwave signal generators, pitch generators, arbitrary waveform generators, digital pattern generators, and frequency generators. In general, no device...
- Generator set may refer to: Diesel generator Engine-generator Generating set (mathematics) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the...
- Heat recovery steam generator Monotube steam generator Supercritical steam generator or Benson boiler, a high-pressure steam generator that operates in the...
- A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator which uses a moving belt to ac****ulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an...
- number generation is a process by which, often by means of a random number generator (RNG), a sequence of numbers or symbols that cannot be reasonably predicted...