alternator

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noun

An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

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Meanings

nounalternator (plural alternators)

plural alternators

  1. businessAn electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

Origin

From alternate + -or.

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Translations

Basque alternadore
  • alternadorean electric generator which produces alternating current
Catalan alternador
  • alternadoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Chinese Mandarin 交流發電機 /交流发电机
  • 交流發電機 /交流发电机 (jiāoliú fādiànjī)an electric generator which produces alternating current
Czech alternátor
  • alternátoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Dutch alternator, wisselstroomgenerator
  • alternatoran electric generator which produces alternating current
  • wisselstroomgeneratoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Finnish vaihtovirtageneraattori, vaihtovirtalaturi
  • vaihtovirtageneraattorian electric generator which produces alternating current
  • vaihtovirtalaturian electric generator which produces alternating current
French alternateur
  • alternateuran electric generator which produces alternating current
German Lichtmaschine, Wechselstromgenerator
  • Lichtmaschinean electric generator which produces alternating current
  • Wechselstromgeneratoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Greek εναλλακτήρας, εναλλάκτης
  • εναλλακτήρας (enallaktíras)an electric generator which produces alternating current
  • εναλλάκτης (enalláktis)an electric generator which produces alternating current
Irish ailtéarnóir
  • ailtéarnóiran electric generator which produces alternating current
Māori pukuhiko hohoko
  • pukuhiko hohokoan electric generator which produces alternating current
Polish alternator
  • alternatoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Portuguese alternador
  • alternadoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Romanian alternator, generator de curent alternativ
  • alternatoran electric generator which produces alternating current
  • generator de curent alternativan electric generator which produces alternating current
Spanish alternador
  • alternadoran electric generator which produces alternating current
Swahili altaneta
  • altanetaan electric generator which produces alternating current
Turkish alternatör
  • alternatöran electric generator which produces alternating current
Vietnamese máy dao điện
  • máy dao điệnan electric generator which produces alternating current
Welsh eiliadur
  • eiliaduran electric generator which produces alternating current
Cite this entry
APA

alternator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternator

MLA

“alternator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alternator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternator.

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