Generator
['dʒenəreɪtə] or ['dʒɛnəretɚ]
Definition
(noun.) engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction.
(noun.) an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas.
(noun.) an electronic device for producing a signal voltage.
(noun.) someone who originates or causes or initiates something; 'he was the generator of several complaints'.
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Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
(n.) An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc.
(n.) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generating tone.
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Examples
- A generator containing a strong solution of ammonia is connected by a pipe to an empty receiver immersed in cold water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- At the bottom of the penstock is placed a turbine wheel fixed on a shaft, and to which shaft is connected an electric generator or other power machine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The cost of an acetylene generator is about $50 for a small house, and the cost of maintenance is not more than that of lamps. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He then goes on to prove his case mathematically, to his own satisfaction, following it sadly by condoling with and a warning to Edison: But about Edison's electric generator! Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The scientific world at that time was engaged in a controversy regarding the external and internal resistance of a circuit in which a generator was situated. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The pyromagnetic generator is based on the same phenomenon; its aim being of course to generate electrical energy directly from the heat of the combustible. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The generator is immersed in cold water and pressure on the liquid ammonia removed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- An example of the latter is given in Fig. 225, which represents the Criterion generator. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It did not have a practical electric generator, however, for the storage battery was not then known. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He also considered various forms and shapes for the armature, and by methodical and systematic research obtained the data and best conditions upon which he could build his generator. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The X-Ray tube, of globular or bulb shape, is shown just above the patient’s hip, and its opposite poles are connected by wires to the opposite electrodes of the generator. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The mixture flows through the apertures in the partition, and occupies the lower part of the generator. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The generator does not require filling oftener than once a week, and the labor is less than that required for oil lamps. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The liquid ammonia now passes into the gaseous state, and is conducted to and reabsorbed by the water in the generator. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The ammonia generator is then heated, its vapour driven off and conducted to a jacket around the centre of the receiver and is there condensed by pressure of an air pump. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In this diagram G<1S> and G<2S> represent two generators, each producing current at a potential of 110 volts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I believe that the engine driving the four Z generators at the power-house indicated as high as seventy horse-power at the time the locomotive was actually in service. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The necessary steam boilers were accommodated in the basement, while the second floor was occupied by six generators of 125 horse-power each, nicknamed Jumbos. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This idea was subsequently adopted by a great manufacturer of generators. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is a fact, however, that the principal improvements he made in dynamo-electric generators were of a radical nature and remain in the art. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Belt-driven generators and engines were speedily installed, and the station was again in operation in a few days. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- From these current was generated by 3,500 kilowatt generators and sent out to the various distributing centers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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