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generator definition

gen·er·a·tor (jen′ər āt′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that generates; specif.,
    1. a machine for producing gas or steam
    2. a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical energy; dynamo
  2. generatrix

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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