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alternator

alternator noun: an electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

Noun

alternator (plural alternators)

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

alternator meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Vietnamese

alternator in Tamil

ஆடலாக்கி, மாறு மின்மாற்றி, மாற்றி, மாறுதிசை மின்னாக்கி, மாறுமின்னாக்கி

alternator in Kannada

ಆವರ್ತಕ, ಆಲ್ಟರ್ನೇಟರ್

alternator in Vietnamese

an electric generator which produces alternating current
máy dao điện

Forms of alternator

pluralalternators

Plural of alternator: alternators

Origin of alternator

From alternate + -or.

Words formed from alternator

Questions about alternator

What does alternator mean?
Alternator means an electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
What is alternator in Tamil?
Alternator in Tamil is ஆடலாக்கி, மாறு மின்மாற்றி, மாற்றி. See Alternator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alternator?
Alternator is a noun.
What is the plural of alternator?
The plural of alternator is alternators.

Words near alternator in the dictionary

  1. alternatives
  2. alternativism
  3. alternativist
  4. alternativists
  5. alternativity
  6. alternator
  7. alternators
  8. alternavirus
  9. alternaviruses
  10. alterne
  11. alternifoliate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alternator (page history and authors); alternator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alternator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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