generator

noun

Etymology: From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”), equivalent to generate + -or.

1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
2. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
3. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
4. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
5. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
6. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.

   “When you come across something that looks like a listcomp but is surrounded by parentheses, you're looking at a generator: […]”

7. A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
8. A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.

   “In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services.”

   “Heating in the passenger sections is by electricity obtained from the main generator. When heating is dictated by the operation of a thermostat in the roof of the motor coach, engine idling speed is 600 r.p.m. instead of the normal 450 r.p.m. in order to produce a high enough generator voltage output at rest.”