generation
- n all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
- n group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
- n the normal time between successive generations
they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade - n a stage of technological development or innovation
the third generation of computers - n a coming into being
- n the production of heat or electricity
dams were built for the generation of electricity - n the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
generation gap
- n a difference between the views of young people and their parents
generation x
- n the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s)
generative grammar
- n (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural description
generator
- n an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
- n engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
- n someone who originates or causes or initiates something
he was the generator of several complaints - n an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
generic drug
- n when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees
generic noun
- n a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender
generic wine
- n a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape
generosity
- n the trait of being willing to give your money or time
- n acting generously