generator

nl-noun

generator m (plural generatoren or generators, diminutive [please provide])

generatoren (plural)
generators (plural)

mechanical energy
mechanical energy#English

electrical energy
electrical energy#English

(electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)


aarde

aarde f (plural aardes, diminutive aardetje n)

aardes (plural)
aardetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aarde

Negerhollands: aarde, adu, aerde

→ Virgin Islands Creole: adu, ard (archaic)

→ Indonesian: arde

From Middle Dutch āerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. False cognate of Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ).


anode

anode f (plural anoden or anodes, diminutive anodetje n)

anoden (plural)
anodes (plural)
anodetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: anoda, anodê


lading

lading f (plural ladingen, diminutive ladinkje n)

ladingen (plural)
ladinkje (diminutive neuter)

Berbice Creole Dutch: lai

Negerhollands: ladiṅ

→ Aukan: lai

→ Saramaccan: lái

Sranan Tongo: lai

→ Caribbean Javanese: lai


spanning

spanning f (plural spanningen, diminutive spanninkje n)

spanningen (plural)
spanninkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: spaning

→ Indonesian: tegangan (semantic loan)

From Middle Dutch spanninge. Equivalent to spannen + -ing.

spanning en sensatie


belasting

belasting f (plural belastingen, diminutive belastinkje n)

belastingen (plural)
belastinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: belasting

→ Indonesian: belasting

desc

→ Papiamentu: belasting, belásten, belaste, belaster

From Middle Dutch belastinge (“burden, accusation”). Equivalent to belasten (“to load, burden”) + -ing.

inh

De generator kan een belasting van 500 kilowatt aan.

The generator can handle a load of 500 kilowatts.

Bij overmatige belasting kan het circuit uitvallen.

The circuit can fail under excessive load.

De engineer controleerde de belasting van het elektrische systeem.

The engineer checked the electrical system's load.

electrical engineering
electrical engineering


bliksem

nl-noun

bliksem m (plural bliksems, diminutive bliksempje n)

bliksems (plural)
bliksempje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: bliksem

Negerhollands: blix

→ Papiamentu: bliksem

From Middle Dutch blexeme, from Old Dutch blikisni (“lightning bolts”), ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-.


geleiding

geleiding f (plural geleidingen, diminutive geleidinkje n)

geleidingen (plural)
geleidinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ɣəˈlɛi̯.dɪŋ/


weerstand

weerstand m (plural weerstanden, diminutive weerstandje n)

weerstanden (plural)
weerstandje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: weerstand

From older wederstand with syncope of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch wederstant. Equivalent to weer- (“against”) + stand (“position”) or a deverbal from weerstaan.

electrical resistance
electrical resistance


kortsluiting

kortsluiting f (plural kortsluitingen, diminutive kortsluitinkje n)

kortsluitingen (plural)
kortsluitinkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: korsleting


stroom

stroom m (plural stromen, diminutive stroompje n)

stromen (plural)
stroompje (diminutive neuter)

Berbice Creole Dutch: strom

Negerhollands: stroom, strom

→ Aukan: sitolomu

→ Caribbean Javanese: setrum

→ Indonesian: setrum

→ Papiamentu: strom, stroom

→ Indonesian: arus (semantic loan)

From Middle Dutch strôom, from Old Dutch *strōm, from Proto-West Germanic *straum, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”).

(by extension, used absolutely) electricity


stopcontact

stopcontact n (plural stopcontacten, diminutive stopcontactje n)

stopcontacten (plural)
stopcontactje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: stopkontak

→ Papiamentu: stòpkòntakt

→ West Frisian: stopkontakt

From stoppen (“to put, to plug”) + contact.


wandcontactdoos

wandcontactdoos f (plural wandcontactdozen, diminutive wandcontactdoosje n)

wandcontactdozen (plural)
wandcontactdoosje (diminutive neuter)

From wand (“wall”) + contact (“contact”) + doos (“box”) or wand + contactdoos (“electrical socket”).

com

an electrical wall socket, an outlet on a wall


voeding

nl-noun

voeding f (plural voedingen, diminutive voedinkje n)

voedingen (plural)
voedinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: voeding

From Middle Dutch voedinge. Equivalent to voeden (“to feed”) + -ing (“-ing, -ion, -ment”).

suffix

De voeding van mijn computer is defect.

The power supply of my computer is defective.

Zonder een goede voeding, werkt deze machine niet.

Without a proper power supply, this machine doesn't work.


elektriciteit

Afrikaans: elektrisiteit

→ Caribbean Javanese: listrig


elektrische capaciteit

nl-noun

elektrische capaciteit f (plural elektrische capaciteiten)


elektrische spanning

elektrische spanning f (plural elektrische spanningen, diminutive elektrisch spanninkje n)

elektrische spanningen (plural)
elektrisch spanninkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: tegangan listrik (calque)


hoogspanning

hoogspanning f (plural hoogspanningen, diminutive hoogspanninkje n)

hoogspanningen (plural)
hoogspanninkje (diminutive neuter)

From hoog (“high”) + spanning (“voltage”), calque of German Hochspannung.


wisselstroom

wisselstroom m (plural wisselstromen, diminutive wisselstroompje n)

wisselstromen (plural)
wisselstroompje (diminutive neuter)


wisselspanning

wisselspanning f (plural wisselspanningen, diminutive wisselspanninkje n)

wisselspanningen (plural)
wisselspanninkje (diminutive neuter)


gelijkspanning

gelijkspanning f (plural gelijkspanningen, diminutive gelijkspanninkje n)

gelijkspanningen (plural)
gelijkspanninkje (diminutive neuter)

(electricity) direct/continuous voltage (not alternating)


gelijkstroom

gelijkstroom m (plural gelijkstromen, diminutive gelijkstroompje n)

gelijkstromen (plural)
gelijkstroompje (diminutive neuter)


overspanning

overspanning f (plural overspanningen, diminutive overspanninkje n)

overspanningen (plural)
overspanninkje (diminutive neuter)

From over- + spanning or overspannen + -ing.


transformator

transformator m (plural transformatoren or transformators, diminutive transformatortje n)

transformatoren (plural)
transformators (plural)
transformatortje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: transformator


omvormer

omvormer m (plural omvormers, diminutive omvormertje n)

omvormers (plural)
omvormertje (diminutive neuter)


gelijkrichter

gelijkrichter m (plural gelijkrichters, diminutive gelijkrichtertje n)

gelijkrichters (plural)
gelijkrichtertje (diminutive neuter)


gelijkrichten

gelijkrichten (infinitive)
gelijkrichten (gerund neuter)
richt gelijk (first-person main-clause present singular)
richtte gelijk (first-person main-clause past singular)
gelijkricht (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
richt gelijk (main-clause present second-person singular)
richtte gelijk (main-clause past second-person singular)
gelijkricht (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
richt gelijk (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
richtte gelijk (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
gelijkricht (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
richt gelijk (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
richt gelijk (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
richtte gelijk (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
richtte gelijk (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
gelijkricht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gelijkricht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
richt gelijk (main-clause present singular third-person)
richtte gelijk (main-clause past singular third-person)
gelijkricht (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
gelijkrichtte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
richten gelijk (main-clause plural present)
richtten gelijk (main-clause past plural)
gelijkrichten (plural present subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtten (past plural subordinate-clause)
richte gelijk (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
richtte gelijk (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
gelijkrichte (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
richten gelijk (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
richtten gelijk (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
gelijkrichten (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
gelijkrichtten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
richt gelijk (imperative main-clause present singular)
richt gelijk (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
gelijkrichtend (main-clause participle present)
gelijkgericht (main-clause participle past)

From gelijk (“equal”) + richten (“to aim, to direct”).


kathodestraal

nl-noun

kathodestraal f (plural kathodestralen, diminutive kathodestraaltje n)

kathodestralen (plural)
kathodestraaltje (diminutive neuter)


kathode

kathode f (plural kathoden or kathodes, diminutive kathodetje n)

kathoden (plural)
kathodes (plural)
kathodetje (diminutive neuter)

From Ancient Greek κάθοδος (káthodos, “descent, way down”).


dominostekker

(electricity, Belgium) a plug with three outlets integrated into it


Leidse fles

nl-noun

Leidse fles f (plural Leidse flessen, diminutive Leids flesje n)

Leidse flessen (plural)
Leids flesje (diminutive neuter)

(electrical engineering, historical) Leyden jar (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity)


laagspanning

laagspanning f (plural laagspanningen, diminutive laagspanninkje n)

laagspanningen (plural)
laagspanninkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of laag (“low”) + spanning (“voltage”).


penaarde

Compound of pen (“pin, pen”) + aarde (“earth, ground”).

compound

(electricity) earth (UK)/ground (America) on a French type electrical socket, with earthing pins in the upper semicircle (common ground for sockets in Belgium)


randaarde

nl-noun

randaarde f (plural randaarden, diminutive randaardetje n)

randaarden (plural)
randaardetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of rand (“edge, rim”) + aarde (“earth, ground”).

compound

(electricity) earth (UK)/ground (America) on a Schuko type electrical socket, with earth clips on the edge (common ground for sockets in the Netherlands)


wervelstroom

nl-noun

wervelstroom m (plural wervelstromen, diminutive wervelstroompje n)

wervelstromen (plural)
wervelstroompje (diminutive neuter)


tegenpool

(electromagnetism, geography) pole opposite to another pole


elektriciteitsnet

elektriciteitsnet n (plural elektriciteitsnetten, diminutive elektriciteitsnetje n)

elektriciteitsnetten (plural)
elektriciteitsnetje (diminutive neuter)

electricity network, electrical grid, power grid


nitraat

→ Indonesian: nitrat


saldering

offsetting a cost through compensation elsewhere; particularly, net metering