generator
/ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण जेनरेटर
जनरेटर, जनित्र
Core word
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[C]
a machine for producing electricity; a machine for producing a particular substance
जनरेटर, जनित्र
- a diesel generator
- During the power cut, the shop ran on a small generator.
- The hospital has a back-up generator for power cuts.
+ 2 more examples
- We bought a silent generator for the shop.
- A small wind generator charges the batteries on the farm.
Synonyms dynamo alternator engine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
generator (countable noun)
Generator is countable; use a before it. A generator makes electricity or another product.
Generator countable है; इसके पहले a आता है। यह बिजली या कोई अन्य चीज़ बनाता है।
- We bought a generator for the shop.
- The generators started when the power failed.
run on / by a generator
Use run on for the fuel (run on diesel) and by for the power source (powered by a generator).
ईंधन के लिए run on (run on diesel) और बिजली के स्रोत के लिए by (powered by a generator) आता है।
- The hospital's lights ran on a generator all night.
- The pump is powered by a small generator.
generator of sth
Generator can be figurative, meaning a source of ideas or income. Use of before the thing produced.
Generator आलंकारिक भी हो सकता है, जिसका अर्थ विचारों या आय का स्रोत है। जो उत्पन्न होता है उससे पहले of आता है।
- Tourism is a major generator of jobs.
- A brainstorm is a good generator of ideas.
generator + noun / noun + generator
It forms many compounds: backup generator, random number generator, steam generator.
इससे कई compounds बनते हैं: backup generator, random number generator, steam generator।
- The software has a random password generator.
generator vs generation
A generator is the machine; generation is the process of producing. Do not use them interchangeably.
Generator मशीन है; generation उत्पादन की प्रक्रिया है। दोनों शब्दों को एक-दूसरे की जगह न लगाएँ।
- The generation of power needs a generator.
+Collocations 5
adjective + generator
dieselportablebackupsolarwind
- A portable generator kept the shop running.
verb + generator
startswitch onruninstallfuel
- They switched on the generator during the power cut.
generator + noun
roomsetnoisefuelcapacity
- The generator room is behind the school hall.
kind of generator
electricsteamhydroelectricrandom numberpassword
- Use the password generator to create a strong password.
generator + verb
roarhumkick inbreak downcut out
- The generator kicked in as soon as the lights went out.
“More examples 6
- During the cyclone, the village used a generator for lights.
चक्रवात के दौरान गाँव ने रोशनी के लिए generator का उपयोग किया।
- The noise of the generator made it hard to concentrate.
Generator के शोर से ध्यान लगाना कठिन हो गया।
- Radhika read about how a generator turns movement into electricity.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि generator गति को बिजली में कैसे बदलता है।
- Banks keep a backup generator so that services never stop.
बैंक backup generator रखते हैं ताकि सेवाएँ कभी न रुकें।
- The quiz website has a question generator for self-study.
Quiz वेबसाइट में स्व-अध्ययन के लिए प्रश्न बनाने वाला generator है।
- A small generator is enough to run a fan and a few bulbs.
एक छोटा generator पंखे और कुछ बल्ब चलाने के लिए काफ़ी है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ There is a generator for supply electricity.
✓ There is a generator to supply electricity.
After a noun, a purpose is expressed by to + verb, not for + base verb.
Noun के बाद उद्देश्य to + verb से बताया जाता है, for + base verb से नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: a generator changes mechanical energy into electrical energy (electromagnetic induction, Faraday).
विज्ञान में जनित्र यांत्रिक ऊर्जा को विद्युत ऊर्जा में बदलता है (विद्युत-चुंबकीय प्रेरण, Faraday)।