exciter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that excites.
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Electricity. an auxiliary generator that supplies energy for the excitation of another electric machine.
noun
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a person or thing that excites
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a small generator that excites a larger machine
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an oscillator producing a transmitter's carrier wave
Etymology
Origin of exciter
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at excite, -er 1
Example Sentences
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At last, modeling the outcome of each possible bit, they discovered one that turned off the exciter, which generates the spacecraft’s radio signal; when they turned it back on, the transmissions resumed.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2017
Each finger ring contains a small, independently controlled exciter transducer commonly used for auditory bone conduction.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2015
Chief exciter was a thickset, sturdy, 55-year-old Republican Congressman from Canton, Pa. by the name of Louis T. McFadden.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the fourth section it was decided to omit a regular engine with its 5,000 kilowatt generator, and in its place substitute a 5,000 kilowatt lighting and exciter outfit.
From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous
This can only be done if the exciter is so constructed as to give the proper E.M.F. that the lamps require.
From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Stephen, Vincent
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