It's the alternator.
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Alternator
Synonyms for "alternator" (9 found)
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26 translations across 21 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- գեներատոր noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Basque
1 entries- alternadore noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Catalan
1 entries- alternador noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 交流發電機 /交流发电机 noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Czech
1 entries- alternátor noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Dutch
2 entries- alternator noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
- wisselstroomgenerator noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Finnish
2 entries- vaihtovirtageneraattori noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
- vaihtovirtalaturi noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
French
1 entries- alternateur noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
German
2 entries- Lichtmaschine noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
- Wechselstromgenerator noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Greek
2 entries- εναλλάκτης noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
- εναλλακτήρας noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Irish
1 entries- ailtéarnóir noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Khmer
1 entries- ឧបករណ៍ឆ្លាស់ noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Māori
1 entries- pukuhiko hohoko noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Polish
1 entries- alternator noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Portuguese
1 entries- alternador noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Romanian
2 entries- alternator noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
- generator de curent alternativ noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Spanish
1 entries- alternador noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Swahili
1 entries- altaneta noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Turkish
1 entries- alternatör noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Vietnamese
1 entries- máy dao điện noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Welsh
1 entries- eiliadur noun (an electric generator which produces alternating current)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
We need to replace the alternator.
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We have to replace the alternator.
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The full-size hoverbike will be powered by a gasoline engine turning an alternator to provide power for its four electric rotors.
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