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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In electricity, an alternating-current generator, consisting of an alternating, single-phase, or polyphase stationary and a short-circuited revolving winding, that is, of the same construction as an induction-motor (see
electric motor ). An induction-motor, when speeded up above its motor speed, becomes generator and produces electric power.
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Of the latter the most obvious was the difficult transportation of the heavy masts, petrol-engine, dynamo, induction-generator and other miscellaneous gear, from the beach to the summit -- a vertical height of three hundred feet.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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