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self-excited
[self-ik-sahy-tid]
adjective
noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
self-excited
adjective
(of an electrical machine) having the current for the magnetic field system generated by the machine itself or by an auxiliary machine coupled to it
(of an oscillator) generating its own energy and depending on resonant circuits for frequency determination
Other Word Forms
- self-excitation noun
- self-exciter noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-excited1
Example Sentences
Wheeler called this a “self-excited circuit.”
Some of the most imaginative ideas in those days were coming from physicists like John Wheeler, who saw the universe as a “self-excited system” bootstrapped into being by conscious observers.
This self-excited state of ecstasy is an element of most religions in the same stage of development; and a low level it indicates.
The equipment obtains its power from a self-excited inductor type alternator.
Then there came the voices of the two children calling shyly outside the door, softly, with self-excited timidity: 'Ursula!
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