generator Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
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noun engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
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noun someone who originates or causes or initiates something
source; author.
- he was the generator of several complaints
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noun an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
WordNet
Gen"er*a`tor noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. -
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. -
(Mus.) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generating tone .