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motor generator

American

noun

Electricity.

one or more motors mechanically coupled to one or more generators for converting or transforming electric current into mechanical energy.

motor generator British

noun

a generator driven by an electric motor, by means of which the voltage, frequency, or phases of an electrical power supply can be changed

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Etymology

Origin of motor generator

First recorded in 1885–90

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