generator
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editgenerator (plural generators)
- One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
- (chemistry) An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
- (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
- (music) An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.
- (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
- (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
- (programming) A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
- 2016, Paul Barry, Head First Python: A Brain-Friendly Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 508:
- When you come across something that looks like a listcomp but is surrounded by parentheses, you're looking at a generator: […]
- Synonym: semicoroutine
- A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
- Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “one which generates”): extinguisher
Derived terms
edit- character generator
- chemical oxygen generator
- clock generator
- diesel generator
- economic scenario generator
- engine generator
- engine-generator
- finite generator
- function generator
- gas generator
- hydroelectric generator
- Kipp generator
- linear congruential generator
- pseudorandom number generator
- pseudo-random number generator
- random number generator
- steam generator
- traffic generator
- turbogenerator, turbo-generator
- Van de Graaff generator
- vortex generator
- wind generator
Translations
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Azerbaijani
editEtymology
editFrom Russian генера́тор (generátor).
Noun
editgenerator (definite accusative generatoru, plural generatorlar)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
Declension
editDeclension of generator | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | generator |
generatorlar | ||||||
definite accusative | generatoru |
generatorları | ||||||
dative | generatora |
generatorlara | ||||||
locative | generatorda |
generatorlarda | ||||||
ablative | generatordan |
generatorlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | generatorun |
generatorların |
Further reading
edit- “generator” in Obastan.com.
Danish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgenerator c (singular definite generatoren, plural indefinite generatorer)
- generator (one that generates)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
Declension
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | generator | generatoren | generatorer | generatorerne |
genitive | generators | generatorens | generatorers | generatorernes |
References
editDutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editgenerator m (plural generatoren or generators, diminutive [please provide])
- generator (one that generates)
- (electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
References
edit- “generator” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “generator”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch generator, from Latin generātor, genero (“beget, father”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgénêrator (plural generator-generator)
Synonyms
edit- penjana (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “generator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.neˈraː.tor/, [ɡɛnɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈra.tor/, [d͡ʒeneˈräːt̪or]
Etymology 1
editFrom generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”) + -tor (masculine agentive suffix).
Noun
editgenerātor m (genitive generātōris, feminine generātrīx); third declension
- begetter, producer, generator, engenderer
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | generātor | generātōrēs |
genitive | generātōris | generātōrum |
dative | generātōrī | generātōribus |
accusative | generātōrem | generātōrēs |
ablative | generātōre | generātōribus |
vocative | generātor | generātōrēs |
Etymology 2
editInflected form of generō (“bring to life, beget, generate, produce”).
Verb
editgenerātor
References
edit- generator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- generator in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “generator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “generator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editgenerator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorer, definite plural generatorene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “generator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editNoun
editgenerator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorar, definite plural generatorane)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “generator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editInternationalism; compare English generator, French générateur, German Generator, ultimately from Latin generātor.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgenerator m inan (related adjective generatorowy)
- (electricity) electric generator, generator (device that converts motion-based power (potential and kinetic energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit)
- Synonym: prądnica
- (programming) generator (subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request)
- (literary) generator (that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces social phenomena)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | generator | generatory |
genitive | generatora | generatorów |
dative | generatorowi | generatorom |
accusative | generator | generatory |
instrumental | generatorem | generatorami |
locative | generatorze | generatorach |
vocative | generatorze | generatory |
References
edit- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “generator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “generator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French générateur or Latin generator. Equivalent to genera + -tor.
Adjective
editgenerator m or n (feminine singular generatoare, masculine plural generatori, feminine and neuter plural generatoare)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | generator | generatoare | generatori | generatoare | |||
definite | generatorul | generatoarea | generatorii | generatoarele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | generator | generatoare | generatori | generatoare | |||
definite | generatorului | generatoarei | generatorilor | generatoarelor |
Noun
editgenerator n (plural generatoare)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | generator | generatorul | generatoare | generatoarele | |
genitive-dative | generator | generatorului | generatoare | generatoarelor | |
vocative | generatorule | generatoarelor |
Swedish
editEtymology
editNoun
editgenerator c
Declension
editReferences
edit- English terms derived from Latin
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Chemistry
- en:Music
- en:Mathematics
- en:Geometry
- en:Programming
- English terms with quotations
- en:Electricity
- Azerbaijani terms borrowed from Russian
- Azerbaijani terms derived from Russian
- Azerbaijani lemmas
- Azerbaijani nouns
- az:Electricity
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Electricity
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Electricity
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Latin
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/tɔr
- Rhymes:Indonesian/tɔr/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔr
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔr/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/r
- Rhymes:Indonesian/r/3 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- id:Electricity
- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms suffixed with -tor
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin verb forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Electricity
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Electricity
- Polish internationalisms
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish 4-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/atɔr
- Rhymes:Polish/atɔr/4 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- pl:Electricity
- pl:Programming
- Polish literary terms
- pl:Machines
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms borrowed from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms suffixed with -tor
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Latin
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns