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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.

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Origin of exciter

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

Words nearby exciter

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