Meaning | An old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles). |
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Category | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | A motor vehicle with four wheels |
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Part of | electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
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Broader | generator | engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction |
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Spanish | alternador |
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Catalan | alternador |
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