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Generator

//ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)// noun

Noun

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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.; An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
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engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction wordnet
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.; The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
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an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas wordnet
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.; An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.

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an electronic device for producing a signal voltage wordnet
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.; An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
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someone who originates or causes or initiates something wordnet
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.; One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.; A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
"When you come across something that looks like a listcomp but is surrounded by parentheses, you're looking at a generator: […]"
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A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
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A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.; Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
"In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services."

From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”), equivalent to generate + -or.

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