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converter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun converter has 1 sense
- converter(n = noun.artifact) convertor - a device for changing one substance or form or state into another; Array has particulars: bessemer converter, catalytic converter, data converter, electrical converter, electronic converter, torque converter
is a kind of device
Derived forms verb convert11, verb convert1
CIDE DICTIONARY
converter, n.
- One who converts; one who makes converts. [1913 Webster]
- A retort, used 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
converter, n. (also convertor)
1 a person or thing that converts.
2 Electr. a an electrical apparatus for the interconversion of alternating current and direct current. b Electronics an apparatus for converting a signal from one frequency to another.
3 a reaction vessel used in making steel.
1 a person or thing that converts.
2 Electr. a an electrical apparatus for the interconversion of alternating current and direct current. b Electronics an apparatus for converting a signal from one frequency to another.
3 a reaction vessel used in making steel.
Idiom
converter reactor a nuclear reactor that converts fertile material into fissile material.
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