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Alternator   /ˈɔltərnˌeɪtər/   Listen
Alternator

noun
1.
An old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles).





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"Alternator" Quotes from Famous Books



... current of the alternator is produced by an Elwell-Parker shunt wound machine, driven direct from a pulley on the alternator shaft, and so arranged as to give 90 amperes at 250 volts when running at a speed of 800 revolutions ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 822 - Volume XXXII, Number 822. Issue Date October 3, 1891 • Various


Words linked to "Alternator" :   electrical system, machine, auto, motorcar, generator, car, automobile


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