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generator

gen·er·a·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-uh-rey-ter]
    • /ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər/
    • /ˈdʒen.ə.reɪ.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-uh-rey-ter]
    • /ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər/

Definitions of generator word

  • noun 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. 1
  • noun generator a person or thing that generates. 1
  • noun generator Chemistry. an apparatus for producing a gas or vapor. 1
  • noun generator Mathematics. an element or one of a set of elements from which a specified mathematical object can be formed by applying certain operations. an element, as a line, that generates a figure. 1
  • noun generator Computers. a program that produces a particular type of output on demand, as random numbers, an application program, or a report. 1
  • noun generator A thing that generates something, in particular. 1

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Origin of generator

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin generātor producer, equivalent to generā(re) (see generate) + -tor -tor

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Generator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

generator popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

generator usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for generator

noun generator

  • alternator — An alternator is a device, used especially in a car, that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows.
  • producer — a person who produces.
  • maker — a person or thing that makes.
  • creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
  • originator — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.

Top questions with generator

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