generator

«generator» in Mova's school dictionary: a machine that makes electricity — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (generator, generators)

meaning for a pupil

1) A generator is a machine that makes electricity. tree →

2) A generator is anything that produces something («an idea generator», «a random number generator»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, power stations use huge generators turned by steam, wind or water; wind turbines contain generators. In everyday life, a portable generator gives power during a blackout or at camp. In maths and computing, a random number generator picks numbers by chance. Phrases: «power generator», «backup generator», «random number generator».

examples

• The hospital has a generator in case the power goes off. tree →
• Wind turbines turn generators to make electricity. tree →
• We used a generator to power the lights at the fete. tree →
• A dynamo on a bike is a small generator. tree →
• Never run a generator indoors; its fumes are deadly. tree →
• The random number generator picked 17. tree →

note

From the verb «generate» (to produce). Safety: generators give off carbon monoxide; they must only be run outside. In maths, a random number generator gives every allowed number an equal chance.

In the corpora

• Engines and generators must never run indoors or in a garage, because they make carbon monoxide.
• Charities and UN agencies use donations to buy food, medicine, blankets and generators for people in and around Ukraine.
• Almost all electricity, except from solar panels, comes from something spinning a generator.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «generator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.