'Generator' definitions:
Definition of 'generator'
(from WordNet)
noun
An apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
noun
Engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
noun
Someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: generator, source, author]
noun
An electronic device for producing a signal voltage
Definition of 'Generator'
From: GCIDE
- Generator \Gen"er*a`tor\, n. [L.]
- 1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Elec.) Any machine that transforms mechanical into electrical energy; a dynamo. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 5. (Math.) a mathematical entity which, when subjected to an operation, yields another mathematical entity; also, a generatrix. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'generator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AC motor,
- accelerator,
- actuator,
- aeromotor,
- agent,
- air engine,
- alternator,
- ammeter,
- amplifier,
- ancestors,
- anode,
- apprentice,
- architect,
- armature,
- artificer,
- artist,
- attenuator,
- audio-frequency tube,
- author,
- autoconverter,
- autostarter,
- autotransformer,
- ballast regulator,
- ballast tube,
- battery charger,
- beam engine,
- beam-switching tube,
- bearings,
- begetter,
- beginner,
- blowing engine,
- bonnet,
- boot,
- brake,
- brush,
- bucket seat,
- builder,
- bumper,
- cam engine,
- camshaft,
- cap,
- capacitator,
- capacitor,
- capacitor motor,
- carburetor,
- catalyst,
- cathode,
- causer,
- charger,
- chassis,
- choke,
- choking coil,
- clock,
- clutch,
- coil,
- commutator,
- commutator motor,
- compensated motor,
- compensator,
- compound motor,
- conceiver,
- condenser,
- condensing engine,
- connecting rod,
- constructor,
- control relay,
- control resistor,
- controller,
- converter,
- convertible top,
- convertor,
- Corliss engine,
- coupling,
- cowl,
- craftsman,
- crank,
- crankcase,
- crankshaft,
- creator,
- current regulator,
- cutout,
- cylinder,
- cylinder head,
- damper,
- dash,
- dashboard,
- designer,
- detector,
- deviser,
- diagonal engine,
- differential,
- direct-acting engine,
- discoverer,
- discriminator,
- distributor,
- donkey engine,
- doubler,
- dynamo,
- dynamotor,
- effector,
- electric motor,
- electrode,
- electrophorus,
- electroscope,
- engenderer,
- engineer,
- executor,
- executrix,
- exhaust,
- exhaust pipe,
- fan,
- father,
- feedback amplifier,
- fender,
- fire engine,
- flywheel,
- focus tube,
- founder,
- fuse,
- galvanic pile,
- galvanoscope,
- gas turbine engine,
- gear,
- gearbox,
- gearshift,
- grid,
- ground,
- grower,
- headlight,
- headrest,
- hood,
- horn,
- hot-air engine,
- hydraulic engine,
- hydro-jet,
- iconoscope,
- ignition,
- impulse duct engine,
- inaugurator,
- inductor,
- industrialist,
- initiator,
- inspirer,
- instigator,
- institutor,
- insulator,
- intake,
- interrupter,
- introducer,
- inventor,
- inverted engine,
- inverter,
- ion engine,
- ion rocket,
- jet,
- journeyman,
- jumper,
- lightning rod,
- limiter,
- local-oscillator tube,
- magnet,
- magnetic relay,
- magneto,
- magnetoscope,
- maker,
- manifold,
- manufacturer,
- master,
- master craftsman,
- meter relay,
- mixer tube,
- modulator,
- mother,
- motor-generator,
- mover,
- muffler,
- multiplier,
- multipurpose tube,
- multivibrator,
- organizer,
- originator,
- oscillator,
- oscilloscope,
- Otto engine,
- outboard motor,
- outlet,
- output tube,
- pancake engine,
- parent,
- parking light,
- past master,
- patriarch,
- PCV valve,
- phase inverter,
- picture tube,
- pile,
- piston,
- piston engine,
- piston-valve engine,
- planner,
- plasma engine,
- plug,
- pocket,
- points,
- portable engine,
- power brakes,
- power steering,
- power tube,
- precursor,
- pressure transducer,
- prime mover,
- primum mobile,
- producer,
- pulse generator,
- pulse-jet engine,
- pumping engine,
- push button,
- radial engine,
- radiator,
- radio-frequency tube,
- raiser,
- ramjet,
- ramjet engine,
- reactor,
- realizer,
- rear-view mirror,
- receiving tube,
- receptacle,
- reciprocating engine,
- rectifier,
- rectifier tube,
- refrigerating engine,
- regenerator,
- regulator,
- relay,
- reluctance amplifier,
- repeater,
- resistance box,
- resistor,
- resojet engine,
- rheostat,
- rocket engine,
- rocket motor,
- rotary engine,
- rotary-piston engine,
- rotor motor,
- seat belt,
- self-starter,
- selsyn,
- servo amplifier,
- servomotor,
- shaper,
- shock absorber,
- shunt,
- shunt motor,
- sire,
- smith,
- socket,
- spark coil,
- spark plug,
- speedometer,
- springs,
- starter,
- steam engine,
- steering wheel,
- step-down transformer,
- supercharged engine,
- switch,
- synchronous converter,
- synchronous motor,
- tap,
- terminal,
- thermal timing relay,
- three-phase motor,
- time switch,
- timer,
- toggle switch,
- top,
- traction engine,
- transducer,
- transformer,
- transmission,
- transmitter,
- trickle charger,
- trigger tube,
- turbine,
- turbojet,
- turbojet engine,
- universal,
- valve,
- variable-speed motor,
- vernier engine,
- vertical engine,
- voltage changer,
- voltage regulator,
- voltage transformer,
- Wankel engine,
- windscreen,
- windshield,
- wright
Words containing 'Generator'
- Generate,
- Generated,
- Generating,
- Generation,
- Generative,
- generational,
- Alternate generation,
- Induction generator,
- Motor generator,
- Spontaneous generation,
- Virginal generation,
- alternation of generations,
- asynchronous generator,
- beat generation,
- electrostatic generator,
- generating tone,
- generation gap,
- generation x,
- generative grammar,
- pulse generator,
- wind generation,
- wind generator,
- random number generator,
- self-generated,
- Engine-type generator,
- baby-boom generation,
- van de graaff generator