Look up: generator

1. generator
   Type: Term Pronunciation: jen′ĕr-ā-tŏr Definitions: 1. An apparatus for conversion of chemical, mechanical, atomic, or other forms of energy into electricity.
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2. Generator
   1. A facility or mobile source that emits pollutants into the air or releases hazardous waste into water or soil. 2. Any person, by site, whose act or process produces regulated medical waste or whose act first causes such waste to become subject to regulation. Where more than one person (e.g. docto...
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3. generator
   The large motor designed to run cash registers and emergency lighting when normal power is lost. This unit is usually powered by natural gas.
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4. generator
   [n] - someone who originates or causes or initiates something 2. [n] - an electronic device for producing a signal voltage 3. [n] - an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas 4. [n] - engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
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5. Generator
   Large coil of wire with a magnet inside. When the magnet is turned, electricity is produced in the coil of wire.
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6. Generator
   A machine which uses motion to produce electrical energy. Sometimes called an alternator. A generator is like a dynamo, but with the permanent rotor magnets replaced with (d.c) rotor coils (electromagnets). The stator coils have an a.c. induced within them
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7. Generator
   A device that produces electricity, particularly one that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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8. generator
   a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy; 2.acontrolling routine that performs a generating function, for example, report generator, I/O generator Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • any system incorporating a fixed parent radionucli...
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9. Generator
   1. A facility or mobile source that emits pollutants into the air or releases hazardous waste into water or soil. 2. Any person, by site, whose act or process produces regulated medical waste or whose act first causes such waste to become subject to regulation. Where more than one person (e.g. doctors with separate medical practices) are located in the same building, each business entity is a separate generator.
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10. Generator
    Gen'er·a`tor noun [ Latin ] 1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. 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 ...
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11. Generator
    Gen'er·a`tor noun (Electricity) Any machine that transforms mechanical into electrical energy; a dynamo.
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12. generator
    1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. ... 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. ... 3. The principal sound or sounds by ...
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13. generator
    noun engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
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14. generator
    (jen´әr-a″tәr) something that produces or causes to exist. a machine that converts mechanical to electrical energy. pulse generator the power source for an artificial pacemaker, usually powered by a long-lasting lithium battery and a microprocessor chip wit...
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15. Generator
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. • (n.) The principal ...
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16. generator
    (from the article `machine`) ...and internal-combustion engines are prime movers. In these machines the inputs vary; the outputs are usually rotating shafts capable of being used ...
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17. Generator
    [category theory] Generators are central to the definition of Grothendieck categories. ...
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18. Generator
    [The Holloways song] "Generator" is the first, fourth and sixth single from the North London indie group The Holloways. The initial limited release wasn`t chart eligible as it was only available from one shop on Holloway Road. The first re-release debuted at #30 in the UK Singles Chart. It w...
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19. Generator
    [disambiguation] Flag of Iran ...
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20. Generator
    [song] "Generator" is a Foo Fighters song, released as a single in 2000 from their third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The single was only released in Australia and also released as a limited edition single in Europe. The song is particularly unique among the band`s work because of Da...
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21. Generator
    [computer programming] In computer science, a generator is a special routine that can be used to control the iteration behaviour of a loop. A generator is very similar to a function that returns an array, in that a generator has parameters, can be called, and generates a sequence of values. ...
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22. Generator
    A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by magnetic induction.
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23. Generator
    [Bad Religion album] Generator is the sixth studio album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. Although the album was completed in the spring of 1991, it was not released until 1992. It was also the band`s first release with drummer Bobby Schayer, who replaced Pete Finestone during the Against...
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24. generator
    
    • an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
    • engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
    • someone who originates or causes or initiates something
    • an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
    
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25. generator
    a machine which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
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