alternator:

More on alternator from Fact Monster:

• generator - generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical ...
• alternating current - alternating current alternating current, abbr. AC, a flow of electric charge that undergoes ...
• alternation of generations - alternation of generations: alternation of generations: see gametophyte; reproduction.
• alternative medicine - alternative medicine alternative medicine, the treatment and prevention of disease by techniques ...
• AC, abbreviation for alternating current - AC: AC: see alternating current.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Electrical Engineering