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alternator

al·ter·na·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awl-ter-ney-ter, al-]
    • /ˈɔl tərˌneɪ tər, ˈæl-/
    • /ˈɒl.tə.neɪ.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl-ter-ney-ter, al-]
    • /ˈɔl tərˌneɪ tər, ˈæl-/

Definitions of alternator word

  • countable noun alternator An alternator is a device, used especially in a car, that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows. 3
  • noun alternator an electrical machine that generates an alternating current 3
  • noun alternator an electric generator or dynamo producing alternating current 3
  • noun alternator An alternator is a device used in a car that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows. 3
  • noun alternator An alternator is an electrical machine that generates an alternating current. 3
  • noun alternator a generator of alternating current. 1

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Origin of alternator

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; alternate + -or2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Alternator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alternator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

alternator usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for alternator

noun alternator

  • generator — a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.

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