converter
nounUK /kənˈvɜːtə/ · US /kənˈvɜɹtɜɹ/
Etymology From convert + -er.
8 senses
- 1A person or thing that converts.
- 2A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example…
- 3A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process…
- 4A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are…
- 5A program that converts one file format to another one…
- 6A patient with a certain condition that subsequently…
- 7A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal…
- 8Regional term for remote control.
A person or thing that converts.
- The Mekydro transmission employs a single converter and a four-speed mechanical gearbox, which has the advantage of cheapness and simplicity for the same number of gear changes, and does away with the necessity for constantly emptying and filling converters, which tends to harm the oil by aeration.1960 January, “The Swindon Type "4" diesel-hydraulic units”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 41–42, referring to a torque converter:
Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.
Engineering, Metallurgy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.
Medicine, Sciences A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.
A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.
- Derived terms
27 terms
analog-to-digital converter, arc converter, Bessemer converter, buck converter, Cadillac converter, catalytic converter, console converter, delta-sigma converter, digital converter box, digital-to-analog converter, ferroelectric converter, ink converter, interconverter, maniverter, nanoconverter, nonconverter, pentagrid converter, photoconverter, regional converter, rotary converter, seroconverter, sigma-delta converter, teleconverter, time stretch analog-to-digital converter, time-to-digital converter, torque converter, wide-angle converter