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generator

generator

19 3.5
An electronic device that makes electrical signals for testing equipment
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : generador de señales
  • The technician repaired the generator to ensure it could produce a steady electrical signal.
  • function generator
  • signal generator
  • pulse generator

The Arduino also controls a transistor white noise generator, which acts like a drum hi hat.

Examples

  • What you see there is an electromagnetic pulse generator.

    Blast (2004)

  • We have a store bought function generator that actually uses this technique.

  • You put it in the frequency generator.

    The Con Artist (2010)

  • The counter is tied to a random generator to set its limit.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • All we need is a signal generator and an oscilloscope.

    The Real McCoy (1993)

  • This is an electromagnetic pulse generator.

    High School (2010)

  • For example, the students learn how to make electric motors and electric generators.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The time-code generator was connected to a VCR, from which the tape actually recorded.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In addition, it makes each module separately testable with a common test generator and pluggable into the model.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The sort of load control response shown by these flexibly managed small generators is difficult or impossible to perform with baseload plants.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

pulse generator
vsgenerator
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that makes short electric signals to test or measure circuits

is a broader device making general electrical signals for testing or powering circuits

Compounds

random number generator
  • Specialized
3 4.3

A device or program that produces numbers that do not follow a pattern

wind generator
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A machine that uses wind to make electricity

pulse generator
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that makes short electric signals to test or measure circuits

electrostatic generator
  • Specialized
8.1

A machine that makes strong static electricity and can produce sparks

Van de Graaff generator
  • Specialized
8.9

A machine that makes strong static electricity so sparks fly and hair stands up

How Strong

generator
  • Specialized
19 3.5
signal
  • Specialized
991 3.8

Surface Forms

generator singular
generators plural

Morphology

generator = generate (transparent) = generate + or

Standard agentive/nominal formation from the verb 'generate' producing nouns for devices, instruments, or people.

Etymology

Generator comes from the Latin word generare, which means 'to produce', and it is the same root you find in generate. So an electronic generator is a tool that 'creates' an electrical signal or voltage.