exciter
[ ik-sahy-ter ]
/ ɪkˈsaɪ tər /
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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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Nearby words
- excitatory postsynaptic potential,
- excite,
- excited,
- excited state,
- excitement,
- exciter lamp,
- exciting,
- exciting eye,
- excito-,
- excitomotor
Origin of exciter
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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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