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exciter

American  
[ik-sahy-ter] / ɪkˈsaɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that excites.

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

exciter British  
/ ɪkˈsaɪtə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that excites

  2. a small generator that excites a larger machine

  3. an oscillator producing a transmitter's carrier wave

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of exciter

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at excite, -er 1

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