generator
noun/ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r)/
/ˈdʒenəreɪtər/
- a machine for producing electricity
- The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut.
- a wind generator (= a machine that uses the power of the wind to produce electricity)
- The wind generator delivers 120 watts in a strong breeze.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- diesel
- gas
- petrol
- …
- drive
- power
- produce something
- supply something
- run
- …
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- a machine for producing a particular substance
- The museum uses smells and smoke generators to create atmosphere.
- a person or thing that creates something
- The company is a major generator of jobs.
- (British English) a company that produces electricity to sell to the public
- the UK’s major electricity generator
Word Originmid 17th cent.: Latin, from generat- ‘created’, from the verb generare, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.
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