transformer
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4.9
- noun
- /trænsˈfɔrmər/
- Specialized
:
transformador
- The electrical maintenance team replaced the old transformer in order to improve power efficiency in the building.
- power transformer
- electrical transformers
- transformer substation
The US Department of Energy flagged a shortage of Transformers and other grid components last year.
- The US Department of Energy flagged a shortage of Transformers and other grid components last year.
- We talking, I mean, we're talking everything from power lines to power plants to Transformers.
- The wind tears a power line from the pole, sparking A sparking a transformer, and the brick pavement is saturated like mud.
- I just jumped out of bed, went to the transformer, changed the speed, made the whistle go.
Examples
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All right, I'm going to head down to the basement, check out the transformer.
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I think I can see a transformer in there right now.
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Find your way to the transformer room and wait.
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Where there is only one transformer on a pole, single phase is available.
Academic text (2008) -
I'm gonna drive out and check the power transformer.
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In one instance, a transformer leaked for almost two years before repairs were made.
Academic text (2009) -
Andy leans down, opens the transformer box, and flips the power switch.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Fortress series encapsulated power transformers are backed with a 10-year limited warranty.
Academic text (2011) -
The technician inspected the transformer to ensure it was functioning properly and supplying the correct voltage.
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At the substation, the engineers monitored the transformer that steps down the high voltage for residential use.
Synonyms
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4.1
A device that changes something into another form, like power or sound
A device that changes the voltage of electricity
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 that changes something from one form into another
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.8
A device that raises the voltage of electric current that changes direction
- Specialized
A group of electrical devices connected one after another to make very high voltage
- Specialized
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
How Inductive
- Specialized
1
9.4
- Specialized
28
4.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
63
4.1
700
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transformer comes from the parts trans- 'across' and form 'shape' or 'make', so it is something that moves something across and changes its shape. That's why an electrical transformer moves energy between circuits and changes the voltage or current.