generator

[ jen-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

1. a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
2. a person or thing that generates.
3. Chemistry. an apparatus for producing a gas or vapor.
4. Mathematics.
   1. an element or one of a set of elements from which a specified mathematical object can be formed by applying certain operations.
   2. an element, as a line, that generates a figure.
5. Computers. a program that produces a particular type of output on demand, as random numbers, an application program, or a report.

generator

/ ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə /

noun

1. physics
   1. any device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction, esp a large one as in a power station
   2. a device for producing a voltage electrostatically
   3. any device that converts one form of energy into another form

      an acoustic generator

2. an apparatus for producing a gas
3. a person or thing that generates

generator

1. A device that produces electric current (see also current ), usually by rotating a conductor in a magnetic field , thereby generating current through electromagnetic induction . This sort of generator produces an alternating current (AC) .

Word History and Origins

Origin of generator¹

1640–50; < Latin generātor producer, equivalent to generā ( re ) ( generate ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

While many people will be turning to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google's Gemini to source ideas, there are also dedicated AI gift generators attracting Christmas shoppers needing a helping hand this Christmas.

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As the crew struggled to restart the engine, a second blackout took place, likely as the result of a pump supplying generators with fuel shutting down and not restarting automatically.

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But the miners themselves live even further out, in shacks made of wood and canvas, surrounded by snakes and jaguars, and in total darkness once the generator is switched off.

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The reactor will power 25m high steam generators, and drive turbines featuring the longest blades ever made.

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With the full-scale invasion’s third winter arriving, city streets are once again buzzing and roaring to the sound of generators small and large.

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