alternator

[ awl-ter-ney-ter, al- ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a generator of alternating current.

alternator

/ ˈɔːltəˌneɪtə /

noun

1. an electrical machine that generates an alternating current

Word History and Origins

Origin of alternator¹

First recorded in 1890–95; alternate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Those considering RV use will be interested to know that a kit is available to allow recharging via the vehicle’s alternator while driving.

From Popular-Science

The powerful alternator on the Wondership was, of course, worked by the same motor that drove the big propellers.

From Project Gutenberg

Bedded down upon solid rock there was a high-tension alternator capable of absorbing the entire output of the mighty turbine.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm going to run a penstock up those falls, and put in a turbine, driving a high-tension alternator.

From Project Gutenberg

The humming whir of the great alternator rose gradually into a scream like the outcry of some angry thing.

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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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