alternator

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alternator - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alternator \Al"ter*na`tor\, n. (Elec.)
     An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating
     currents.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

alternator - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alternator
      n 1: an old term for an electric generator that produces
           alternating current (especially in automobiles)