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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ver•ter /kənˈvɜrtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a device for converting something to another form:We needed a converter in Europe to run our American tape recorder because the electric current is different there.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vert•er (kən vûr′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that converts.
- Electricitya device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Cf. inverter, synchronous converter.
- Metallurgya chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast of air is forced, as in making steel by the Bessemer process.
- Radio and Television[Television.]decoder (def. 5).
- Radio and Televisionan auxiliary device that permits a receiver to pick up frequencies or channels for which it was not originally designed.
- Physicsa reactor for converting one kind of fuel into another kind.
- Textilesa person who is engaged in converting textile fabrics, esp. cotton cloths, from the raw state into the finished product ready for the market by bleaching, dyeing, etc.
- PhotographyAlso called convert′er lens′. 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.)
Also, con•ver′tor. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: converter, convertor /kənˈvɜːtə/ n - a person or thing that converts
- a device for converting alternating current to direct current or vice versa
- a device for converting a signal from one frequency to another or from analogue to digital forms
- a vessel in which molten metal is refined, using a blast of air or oxygen
- a device for converting one form of coded information to another, such as an analogue-to-digital converter
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