generator of electric power (noun)
1electric power — noun the product of voltage and current (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑electrical power, ↑wattage • Hypernyms: ↑power • Hyponyms: ↑load * * * electric power …
2power — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 authority/control ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, ultimate ▪ considerable, enormous, tremendous ▪ real ▪ …
3generator — 1640s, person or thing that generates, from L. generator a begetter, producer, agent noun from pp. stem of generare (see GENERATION (Cf. generation)). Meaning machine that generates power first recorded 1794; in sense of machine that generates… …
4power source — noun A source of power such as a generator or mains outlet. He would have liked to use the electric drill but there was no convenient power source …
5spark generator — noun : a generator of electric oscillations that utilizes the discharge of a condenser through a spark gap as the source of its alternating current power * * * an alternating current power source with a condenser discharging across a spark gap. * …
6power — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Ability to act Nouns 1. power, potence, potency, potentiality; puissance, might, force, energy, vigor; dint; right hand or arm; ascendancy, sway, control; prepotency; almightiness, omnipotence, authority …
7tube generator — noun : a generator of alternating current in which electron tubes are used to convert the applied electric power into audio or radio frequency power …
8turbogenerator — noun generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power • Hypernyms: ↑generator • Part Holonyms: ↑power station, ↑power plant, ↑powerhouse …
9islanding — noun The condition of a distributed generation (DG) generator continuing to power a location even though power from the electric utility is no longer present …
10Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …
