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self-excited
[ self-ik-sahy-tid ]
adjective
, Electricity.
- noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
self-excited
adjective
- (of an electrical machine) having the current for the magnetic field system generated by the machine itself or by an auxiliary machine coupled to it
- (of an oscillator) generating its own energy and depending on resonant circuits for frequency determination
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Other Words From
- self-ex·ci·ta·tion [self, -ek-sahy-, tey, -sh, uh, n, -si-], noun
- self-ex·citer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-excited1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Wheeler called this a “self-excited circuit.”
From Scientific American
Some of the most imaginative ideas in those days were coming from physicists like John Wheeler, who saw the universe as a “self-excited system” bootstrapped into being by conscious observers.
From New York Times
This self-excited state of ecstasy is an element of most religions in the same stage of development; and a low level it indicates.
From Project Gutenberg
The equipment obtains its power from a self-excited inductor type alternator.
From Project Gutenberg
Then there came the voices of the two children calling shyly outside the door, softly, with self-excited timidity: 'Ursula!
From Project Gutenberg
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