exciter

[ ik-sahy-ter ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ tər /

noun

a person or thing that excites.

Electricity. an auxiliary generator that supplies energy for the excitation of another electric machine.

Nearby words

excitatory postsynaptic potential, excite, excited, excited state, excitement, exciter, exciter lamp, exciting, exciting eye, excito-, excitomotor

Origin of exciter

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at excite, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for exciter

This is usually obtained from a small auxiliary continuous-current dynamo, called an exciter, which may Excitation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various
However, as far as the Christmas tree was concerned she was innocent of using him even as an exciter.
Sube Cane|Edward Bellamy Partridge
But Apollo, exciter of troops, immediately aroused neas against the son of Peleus, and infused into him strong courage.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer
Apparently, the only thing wrong with it was the exciter circuit leads, which had been sheared off by a bit of flying metal.
The Measure of a Man|Randall Garrett

Strychnia is thus an exciter of muscular contraction and of motion; exalting sensation in a less degree.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland

British Dictionary definitions for exciter

exciter

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtə) /

noun

a person or thing that excites

a small generator that excites a larger machine

an oscillator producing a transmitter's carrier wave

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