e/Linear alternator

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has gloss	eng: A linear alternator is essentially a linear motor used as an electrical generator. (An alternator is a type of alternating current (AC) electrical generator.) The devices are often physically equivalent. The principal difference is in how they are used and which direction the energy flows. An alternator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, whereas a motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy. Like most electric motors and electric generators, the linear alternator works by the principle of electromagnetic induction. However, most alternators work with rotary motion, whereas "linear" alternators work with "linear" motion (i.e. motion in a straight line).
lexicalization	eng: linear alternator
instance of	e/Generators