alternator

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alternator

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Borrowed from French alternateur. By surface analysis, alterna + -tor.

noun alternatoare · alternator · alternatorul · alternatoarele

neuter alternator

In English

alternator an electric generator which produces alternating current

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"alternator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/alternator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alternator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alternator

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"alternator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alternator.

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@misc{alternator_2026,
  title = {alternator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alternator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}