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generator

[jen-uh-ray-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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When a radio frequency generator sends a signal into the capacitor, the resulting electromagnetic field interacts with the plasma filament.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

A fire in the backup generator of his old stone cottage on Rathlin Island left him without electricity, heating or hot water.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“And we adapted to them because they became a strong economic generator for our area.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

"A ventilator came to a halt, but we do have a generator at the hospital."

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The lights shudder and tremble from the generator.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Another claimed the noise "often sounds like a tropical jungle" which, along with the sound of generators and dog-barking, was "particularly troublesome late at night".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Merz's trip was expected to announce some 350 million euros to help provide generators, transformer stations and for grid repairs, German government sources said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

In addition, each year between April and October crews are testing generators, redundancy systems and other equipment to prepare for the worst, Shelton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

One example of how midrange strikes helped there: Some of Russia’s electronic warfare systems run on generators, so hammering fuel logistics helped degrade this enemy capability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

There he was immersed in an effort to produce high-energy protons to probe the atomic nucleus, using his balky Tesla coils and Van de Graaff generators.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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