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# generator

noun (generator, generators)

«generator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A generator is a machine that makes electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#m1)
2. A generator is anything that produces something («an idea generator», «a random number generator»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#x1)
- Wind turbines turn generators to make electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#x2)
- We used a generator to power the lights at the fete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#x3)
- A dynamo on a bike is a small generator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#x4)
- Never run a generator indoors; its fumes are deadly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#x5)
- The random number generator picked 17. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «generator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«generator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/generator.html) on Mova free.