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generator

[ jen-uh-rey-ter ]

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noun

a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
a person or thing that generates.
Chemistry. an apparatus for producing a gas or vapor.
Mathematics.
1. an element or one of a set of elements from which a specified mathematical object can be formed by applying certain operations.
2. an element, as a line, that generates a figure.
Computers. a program that produces a particular type of output on demand, as random numbers, an application program, or a report.

generator

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noun

physics
1. any device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction, esp a large one as in a power station
2. a device for producing a voltage electrostatically
3. any device that converts one form of energy into another form
  an acoustic generator
an apparatus for producing a gas
a person or thing that generates

generator

A device that produces electric current (see also current ), usually by rotating a conductor in a magnetic field , thereby generating current through electromagnetic induction . This sort of generator produces an alternating current (AC) .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of generator¹

1640–50; < Latin ��Ա��ٴǰ� producer, equivalent to ��Ա�� ( re ) ( generate ) + -tor -tor

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He said it was likely airports in Spain and Portugal have independent power supplies, "which will see big diesel generators which fire off when it senses no power from its usual grid supply".

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Some Ikea branches in Spain switched to backup generators and stopped customers from entering its stores.

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Knock on effects continue: Back-up generators at airports kicked on, allowing most flights to leave on time, but some have been unable to operate.

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Second, while the administration touts tariffs as a revenue generator from foreign manufacturers, the reality is that tariffs inevitably become taxes on American consumers.

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If the wholesale price is below this fixed price, the renewable generator gets paid a top up by a government-owned company.

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generativist generatrix

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