alternator

== English == === Etymology === From alternate +‎ -or. === Noun === alternator (plural alternators) (electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means. ==== Derived terms ==== Alexanderson alternator turboalternator ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === alternātor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of alternō == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alternator, from Latin alternō. First attested in 1892. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.tɛrˈna.tɔr/ Rhymes: -atɔr Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧tor === Noun === alternator m inan (electrical engineering) alternator (electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means) Hypernym: prądnica zacisk alternatora ― alternator clamp ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === alternator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN alternator in Polish dictionaries at PWN J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alternator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 28 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alternateur. By surface analysis, alterna +‎ -tor. === Noun === alternator n (plural alternatoare) alternator ==== Declension ====