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A generator that produces alternating electric current.
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- engine alternator
- alternator output
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The alternator stopped charging the system.
She measured the alternator’s output.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular alternator; plural alternators. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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