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exciter definition

ex·citer (ek sīt′ər, ik-)

noun

  1. a person or thing that excites
  2. Elec.
    1. a small generator that provides direct current for the field winding of a larger AC generator
    2. an oscillator that provides the carrier frequency voltage driving the various stages, as in a radio transmitter

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