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self-excited Definition

self·-excited (-ek sīt′id)

adjective

Elec. excited by field current supplied from its own armature: said of a generator

self-excited Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • oscillation: Prof. J.E. Ffowcs Williams Prof. A.P. Dowling Acoustic waves often play a major rôle in the self-excited oscillations of fluid flows.
  • vibration: We discuss the possibility of suppressing self-excited vibrations of mechanical systems using parametric excitation in two degrees of freedom.