alternator

[ awl-ter-ney-ter, al- ]

/ ˈɔl tərˌneɪ tər, ˈæl- /

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noun Electricity.

a generator of alternating current.

Origin of alternator

First recorded in 1890–95; alternate + -or²

Words nearby alternator

alternative pathway, alternative question, alternative school, alternative society, Alternative Vote, alternator, Altgeld, Althaea, althea, Althing, altho

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Example sentences from the Web for alternator

Even when making such observations with an alternator one is apt to be mistaken.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla|Thomas Commerford Martin
The alternator began to buzz and spark, crackling viciously.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone|Richard Bonner
For the alternator panels, instruments of the vertical edgewise type are used.
The New York Subway|Anonymous
With these remarks, the transition may be made to the fuller discussion of the alternator.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

The coils of the armature, which must for high voltages be heavily insulated, are then Alternator construction.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

British Dictionary definitions for alternator

alternator

/ (ˈɔːltəˌneɪtə) /

noun

an electrical machine that generates an alternating current

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Scientific definitions for alternator

alternator

[ ôl′tər-nā′tər ]

An electric generator that produces alternating current. The generator's coil is rotated (by a turbine, motor, or other power source), and its circular path causes it to cut cross a magnetic field (set up by strong magnets), first in one direction, then the other, with each cycle. The electric potential induced in the coil by this motion thus alternates between positive and negative once with each cycle, resulting in alternating current. See more at induction.

单词	alternator
释义	alternator [ awl-ter-ney-ter, al- ] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪ tər, ˈæl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR alternator ON THESAURUS.COM noun Electricity. a generator of alternating current. Origin of alternator First recorded in 1890–95; alternate + -or² Words nearby alternator alternative pathway, alternative question, alternative school, alternative society, Alternative Vote, alternator, Altgeld, Althaea, althea, Althing, altho Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alternator Even when making such observations with an alternator one is apt to be mistaken. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla\|Thomas Commerford Martin The alternator began to buzz and spark, crackling viciously. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone\|Richard Bonner For the alternator panels, instruments of the vertical edgewise type are used. The New York Subway\|Anonymous With these remarks, the transition may be made to the fuller discussion of the alternator. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various The coils of the armature, which must for high voltages be heavily insulated, are then Alternator construction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various British Dictionary definitions for alternator alternator / (ˈɔːltəˌneɪtə) / noun an electrical machine that generates an alternating current Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to alternator dynamo Scientific definitions for alternator alternator [ ôl′tər-nā′tər ] An electric generator that produces alternating current. The generator's coil is rotated (by a turbine, motor, or other power source), and its circular path causes it to cut cross a magnetic field (set up by strong magnets), first in one direction, then the other, with each cycle. The electric potential induced in the coil by this motion thus alternates between positive and negative once with each cycle, resulting in alternating current. See more at induction. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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alternator

noun Electricity.

Origin of alternator

Words nearby alternator

Example sentences from the Web for alternator

British Dictionary definitions for alternator

noun

Words related to alternator

Scientific definitions for alternator