alternator

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See also: alternátor

English

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Etymology

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From alternate +‎ -or.

Noun

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alternator (plural alternators)

  1. (electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Latin

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Verb

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alternātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of alternō

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English alternator,[1] from Latin alternō.[2] First attested in 1892.[3][4]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.tɛrˈna.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧tor

Noun

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alternator m inan

  1. (electrical engineering) alternator (electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means)
    Hypernym: prądnica
    zacisk alternatoraalternator clamp

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alternator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alternator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Józef Jerzy Boguski (1892) Wstęp do elektrotechniki : odczyty wygłoszone na posiedzeniach Sekcyi 1-ej technicznej Warszawskiego Tow. popierania przemysłu i handlu. Cz. 1[1] (in Polish), page III
  4. ^ alternator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French alternateur. By surface analysis, alterna +‎ -tor.

Noun

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alternator n (plural alternatoare)

  1. alternator

Declension

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