| 单词 | generator |
| 释义 | generator /jen"euh ray'teuhr/, n. 1. a machine that converts one form of energy into another, esp. mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator. 2. a person or thing that generates. 3. Chem. an apparatus for producing a gas or vapor. 4. Math. a. an element or one of a set of elements from which a specified mathematical object can be formed by applying certain operations. b. an element, as a line, that generates a figure. 5. Computers. a program that produces a particular type of output on demand, as random numbers, an application program, or a report. [1640-50; < L generator producer, equiv. to genera(re) (see GENERATE) + -tor -TOR] |
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