What does "generator" mean?
Generator: An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc.
Additional senses
- 2.(Mus.) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generating tone.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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