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alternator
[ awl-ter-ney-ter, al- ]
alternator
/ ˈɔːltəˌneɪtə /
noun
- an electrical machine that generates an alternating current
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Origin of alternator1
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Those considering RV use will be interested to know that a kit is available to allow recharging via the vehicle’s alternator while driving.
The powerful alternator on the Wondership was, of course, worked by the same motor that drove the big propellers.
Bedded down upon solid rock there was a high-tension alternator capable of absorbing the entire output of the mighty turbine.
I'm going to run a penstock up those falls, and put in a turbine, driving a high-tension alternator.
The humming whir of the great alternator rose gradually into a scream like the outcry of some angry thing.
It might be the turbine alternator of the Ring running by its own inertia for some time after the discharge had ceased.
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