exciter

[ ik-sahy-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that excites.
2. Electricity. an auxiliary generator that supplies energy for the excitation of another electric machine.

exciter

/ ɪkˈsaɪtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that excites
2. a small generator that excites a larger machine
3. an oscillator producing a transmitter's carrier wave

Word History and Origins

Origin of exciter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; excite, -er ¹

Example Sentences

A compound amalgam of zinc and tin is probably the best exciter which can be applied to the cushions of electrical machines.

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But Apollo, exciter of troops, immediately aroused neas against the son of Peleus, and infused into him strong courage.

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Strychnia is thus an exciter of muscular contraction and of motion; exalting sensation in a less degree.

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The wires leading from the exciter to the other dynamo remain always connected, as there is no need for meddling with them.

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I am supposing that our plant consists of an alternating-current dynamo with a small exciter.

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