converter
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4.1
- noun
- /kənˈvɜrtər/
- Specialized
:
convertidor
- An internal DC to DC converter allows operation from a single unregulated supply voltage.
- catalytic converter
- analog-to-digital converter
- digital converter
So it's like a step down converter type thing.
- So it's like a step down converter type thing.
- My console is my sample rate converter.
- Oh, we've got a USBUSBC converter.
- Now, the RCF has an old school torque converter automatic.
- You don't need a converter and it's just been great.
- I can grab the HDMI to B&C; converter converters.
Examples
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At the top of the dataflow are two format converters, which receive data from the two input registers.
Academic text (1999) -
The car needs a new catalytic converter, and foreign parts are expensive.
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So it's like a step down converter type thing.
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And let's just go think about this boost converter, OK?
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Raw electrical power to the internal power converter had been cut.
Fiction book (2002) -
An important consideration for the DC-to-DC converter was that it be compact.
Academic text (1995) -
The new series integrates a 16-bit A/D converter, alphanumeric display, and a temperature-compensated pressure sensor.
Academic text (1994) -
The device includes a converter that changes the voltage from the wall outlet to a safe level for the laptop.
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You will need a converter to connect your computer to the HDMI port on the projector.
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My new camera came with a battery converter that allows me to use different types of batteries.
Synonyms
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4.9
A device that changes the voltage of electricity between wires
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8.1
A device that changes one form of energy into another, for example sound into electrical signals
3
3.5
A device in a car's exhaust that changes harmful gases into safer ones
A device that changes something from one form into another
A device that changes electrical power from AC to DC or from one voltage to another
A device that changes electricity between the type that goes back and forth and the type that flows one way
A device or program that changes information from one format to another, like turning sound into digital data
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.5
A device in a car's exhaust that changes harmful gases into safer ones
- Specialized
1
7.3
A part in an automatic car that sends and increases engine power to the wheels using fluid
- Archaic
A large furnace that turns molten iron into steel by blowing air through it
- Specialized
A device or program that changes information from one format to another, like turning sound into digital data
- Specialized
A device that changes digital signals into sound for speakers or images for screens
- Specialized
A device that changes digital signals into sound or picture signals for speakers and screens
- Specialized
A device that changes electricity between the type that goes back and forth and the type that flows one way
- Specialized
A device that changes an electrical signal from one frequency to another for radios and communication devices
- Specialized
A device that changes electrical power from AC to DC or from one voltage to another
- Specialized
A device that changes electrical signals into digital numbers for computers
- Specialized
A device that changes real signals like sound into digital numbers a computer can use
- Archaic
A machine with a spinning part that changes alternating current into direct current and back
- Specialized
A machine that changes electricity that changes direction into electricity that flows one way
How Transformative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word converter comes from convert, made of con- and vert, where vert means 'to turn'. So a converter is something that 'turns' one form into another, which fits devices that change power or signals.