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gen·er·ate  (jn-rt)
tr.v. gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing, gen·er·ates
1.
a. To bring into being; give rise to: generate a discussion.
b. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process: generate heat.
2. To engender (offspring); procreate.
3. Mathematics To form (a geometric figure) by describing a curve or surface.
4. Computer Science To produce (a program) by instructing a computer to follow given parameters with a skeleton program.
5. Linguistics To construct (a sentence, for example), as in generative grammar.
[Latin generre, genert-, to produce, from genus, gener-, birth; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
generating [ˈdʒenəreɪtɪŋ] CPD generating set N → grupo m electrógeno
generating station N → central f generadora


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