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generator

UK
/ˈdʒɛnəreɪtə/
US
/ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɚ/

Translations

generatornoun
generators
pl
UK
/ˈdʒɛnəreɪtə/
US
/ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɚ/
The generator provided power during the blackout.
Генератор обеспечивал электроэнергию во время отключения.
Synonyms
creator
originator
machine
dynamo
power source
producer
generatoradjective
more generator
Comp.
most generator
Super.
UK
/ˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪ.tə/
US
/ˈdʒɛn.əˌreɪ.tɚ/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate something that produces or generates.
Synonyms
procreative
generatory
reproductive
formative
generative
generating
productive
creative
causative

Definitions

generatornoun
A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
During the power outage, the hospital relied on a backup generator to keep essential equipment running.
A person or thing that generates something.
The new policy was a generator of much debate among the community members.
A mathematical entity that, when combined with others, can produce a group or other structure.
In group theory, a generator is an element that can be used to generate the entire group through its powers.
In computing, a routine or language construct that lazily produces a sequence of values, typically via successive calls.
The Python generator produced an infinite series of Fibonacci numbers.
generatoradjective
Producing or capable of producing; that generates.
The generator software creates unique passwords for every user.
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