"alternator" meaning in English

See alternator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: alternators [plural]
Etymology: From alternate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alternate|or}} alternate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} alternator (plural alternators)
  1. (electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means. Categories (topical): Electrical engineering, Electricity Derived forms: Alexanderson alternator, turboalternator Translations (an electric generator which produces alternating current): alternadore (Basque), alternador [masculine] (Catalan), 交流發電機 (Chinese Mandarin), 交流发电机 (jiāoliú fādiànjī) (Chinese Mandarin), alternátor (Czech), alternator (Dutch), wisselstroomgenerator (Dutch), vaihtovirtageneraattori (Finnish), vaihtovirtalaturi (Finnish), alternateur [masculine] (French), Lichtmaschine [feminine] (German), Wechselstromgenerator [masculine] (German), εναλλακτήρας (enallaktíras) [masculine] (Greek), ailtéarnóir [masculine] (Irish), ឧបករណ៍ឆ្លាស់ (ʼupaʼkɑɑchlah) (Khmer), pukuhiko hohoko (Maori), alternator [masculine] (Polish), alternador [masculine] (Portuguese), alternator [neuter] (Romanian), generator de curent alternativ [neuter] (Romanian), alternador [masculine] (Spanish), alternatör (Turkish), máy dao điện (Vietnamese), eiliadur [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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