Definition of self-excite in English:
self-excite
verb
Of a device (especially a dynamo or other rotating electromagnetic induction machine): to generate an electric current, magnetic field, etc., within itself. Also occasionally with object (in passive).
Pronunciation
self-excite
/ˌsɛlfɪkˈsʌɪt/ /ˌsɛlfɛkˈsʌɪt/Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From self- + excite.
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