Alexanderson alternator

noun

A rotating machine for the generation of high-frequency alternating current, used in radio transmission.

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Meanings

nounAlexanderson alternator (plural Alexanderson alternators)

plural Alexanderson alternators

  1. historicalA rotating machine for the generation of high-frequency alternating current, used in radio transmission.

Origin

Invented by Ernst Alexanderson in 1904.

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Alexanderson alternator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexanderson%20alternator

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