converter
Use Converter in a sentence
tər noun
1.
a person or thing that converts.
2.
Electricity. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Compare inverter, synchronous converter.
3.
Metallurgy. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast of air is forced, as in making steel by the Bessemer process.
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5.
Radio and Television. an auxiliary device that permits a receiver to pick up frequencies or channels for which it was not originally designed.
6.
Physics. a reactor for converting one kind of fuel into another kind.
7.
a person who is engaged in converting textile fabrics, especially cotton cloths, from the raw state into the finished product ready for the market by bleaching, dyeing, etc.
8.
Also called converter lens. Photography. an additional lens attached to a lens in use on a camera to alter focal length, mounted in front of a lens to produce a wide-angle effect (wide-angle converter) or between the lens and the camera body to produce a telephoto effect (teleconverter or extender)
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World English Dictionary
converter or convertor (kənˈvɜːtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that converts |
| 2. | physics |
| a. a device for converting alternating current to direct current or vice versa | |
| b. a device for converting a signal from one frequency to another or from analogue to digital forms | |
| 3. | Bessemer converter See also L-D converter a vessel in which molten metal is refined, using a blast of air or oxygen |
| 4. | short for converter reactor |
| 5. | computing a device for converting one form of coded information to another, such as an analogue-to-digital converter |
| convertor or convertor | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
converter (kən-vûr'tər) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
If you are traveling into a foreign country with your iPod, you may need to bring along an electrical converter.
Unplug the cable converter box unless you have it set to record shows while you are away.
Failure of any of these components results in incomplete combustion and poor performance of the catalytic converter.
With catalytic converter and filter, they can significantly reduce their toxic and particulate emissions.
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