Exciter

ahd-5
  • noun. One that excites.
  • noun. An auxiliary generator used to provide field current for a larger generator or alternator.
  • noun. An oscillator for generating the carrier frequency of a transmitter.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which excites; one who puts in motion, or the cause which awakens and moves or sets in operation.
  • noun. In medicine, a stimulant; an excitant.
  • noun. In electricity, the dynamo-electric machine, battery, or other apparatus, which supplies current to energize the magnetic fields of other electric machines.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, excites.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who excites
  • noun. The electronic oscillator that generates the carrier signal for a transmitter
  • Word Usage
    "This requires more current from the exciter, which is achieved by increasing its excitation."
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts