A converter is a device that changes something into a different form.
2. See also catalytic converter
converter in British English
or convertor (kənˈvɜːtə)
noun
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.
a vessel in which molten metal is refined, using a blast of air or oxygen
See also Bessemer converter, L-D converter
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
converter in American English
(kənˈvɜrtər)
noun
a person or thing that converts
; specif.,
a.
a furnace for converting pig iron into steel in the Bessemer process
b.
an electrical device for converting alternating current into direct current
see also inverter
c.
the part of a radio receiver that changes modulated high frequencies to lower frequencies
d.
any device for adapting a radio or television receiver to added frequencies or modulations
e.
catalytic converter
In other languages
converter
British English: converter NOUN
A converter is a device that changes something into a different form.
American English: converter
Brazilian Portuguese: conversor
Chinese: 转换器
European Spanish: conversor
French: convertisseur
German: Konverter
Italian: convertitore
Japanese: 変換器
Korean: 변환기
European Portuguese: conversor
Latin American Spanish: conversor
All related terms of 'converter'
image converter
a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
Bessemer converter
a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
converter reactor
a nuclear reactor for converting one fuel into another, esp one that transforms fertile material into fissionable material
L-D converter
a vessel in which steel is made from pig iron by blowing oxygen into the molten metal through a water-cooled tube
torque converter
a hydraulic device for the smooth transmission of power in which an engine-driven impeller transmits its momentum to a fluid held in a sealed container , which in turn drives a rotor
catalytic converter
A catalytic converter is a device which is fitted to a car's exhaust to reduce the pollution coming from it.
synchronous converter
a synchronous machine that converts alternating current to direct current, or vice versa
analogue-digital converter
a device converting an analogue electrical signal into a digital representation so that it can be processed by a digital system
analog to digital converter
An analog to digital converter is a device or circuit used to convert an analog signal to a digital signal across a pair of terminals .
digital to analog converter
A digital to analog converter is a device or circuit that receives digital data as a stream of numbers and outputs a voltage or current proportional to the value of this digital data.
image tube
a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays