generator
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtər/
- Specialized
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generador eléctrico
- To determine the electrical power of the generator, you must measure the current and the voltage simultaneously.
- generator of electricity
- electrical generator
- generator and the grid
There was a lot of backup generators with the fuel.
- There was a lot of backup generators with the fuel.
- Everything, the jeeps, the generators, the wires, the antennas, everything gone.
- So wow, Now how is this hooked up to the generators?
- You know, like we need a three phase generator.
- One way of doing that is to winterize plants or generators.
- I have a camera, I get donations, I buy diesel generators.
- So you're going to power them with with gas generators.
Examples
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The generator blew and the power is out.
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We got 29 seconds before the generators turn off.
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I need to invest in a generator because it's only going to get worse, right?
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Bring the generator to full load.
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We sent thousands of generators to New York.
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Explain how you know how much power was generated by the generator with your turbine.
Academic text (2008) -
And it comes through a turbine that then drives a generator that makes electricity.
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It seems the generator malfunctioned.
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It's a backup generator.
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The generator provides reliable power during outages by converting mechanical energy into electricity.
Synonyms
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6.7
A machine that makes electricity when a loop of wire turns near a magnet
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8.6
A machine that makes electricity during a power cut
A small electrical generator that makes high voltage for spark plugs in a car engine
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.3
A device or program that produces numbers that do not follow a pattern
- Specialized
1
6.5
A device that makes short electric signals to test or measure circuits
- Specialized
A machine that makes strong static electricity and can produce sparks
- Specialized
A machine that makes strong static electricity so sparks fly and hair stands up
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Etymology
Generator comes from the Latin word generare, which means 'to produce' or 'to give birth', and it shares the same root as generate and generation. So a generator is literally something that 'gives birth to' or makes electrical power.