self-excited
[ self-ik-sahy-tid ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪkˈsaɪ tɪd /
adjective Electricity.
noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
Origin of self-excited
First recorded in 1895–1900
OTHER WORDS FROM self-excited
self-ex·ci·ta·tion [self-ek-sahy-tey-shuh n, -si-] /ˈsɛlfˌɛk saɪˈteɪ ʃən, -sɪ-/, noun self-ex·cit·er, nounWords nearby self-excited
Example sentences from the Web for self-excited
The equipment obtains its power from a self-excited inductor type alternator.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-excited
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