generator

英 ['dʒenəreɪtə] 美['dʒɛnəretɚ]

• n. 发电机；发生器；生产者

1. an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

2. engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction

3. someone who originates or causes or initiates something;

"he was the generator of several complaints"

4. an electronic device for producing a signal voltage