ALTERNATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alternator mean? 

• ALTERNATOR (noun)
  The noun ALTERNATOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ALTERNATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALTERNATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("alternator" is a kind of...):

generator (engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction)

Domain category:

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

Holonyms ("alternator" is a 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)