Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-excited

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: self--ex-cit-ed
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a machine or system that generates or excites its own magnetic field.

verb

simple past and past participle of self-excite

Example Sentences

"The main generator, of type WT.981, is a 10-pole, single-bearing machine with four field windings - separately excited, self-excited, reverse series and starting. [...] Generator excitation is obtained by a combination of the separately-excited and self-excited fields, and the output is controlled by a resistance in the separate field circuit adjusted by the load regulator under the control of the engine governor."

Etymology

From self- + excited. By surface analysis, self-excite + -ed.

Questions

What does self-excited mean?: Relating to a machine or system that generates or excites its own magnetic field.
Where does self-excited come from?: From self- + excited. By surface analysis, self-excite + -ed.

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