converter
noun
con·vert·er
kən-ˈvər-tər 
: one that converts: such as
a
: the furnace used in the Bessemer process
b
or convertor
: a device employing mechanical rotation for changing electrical energy from one form to another (as from direct current to alternating current or vice versa)
also
: a radio device for converting one frequency to another
c
: a device for adapting a television or radio receiver to receive channels or frequencies for which it was not originally designed
a cable converter
FM converter
d
: a device that accepts data in one form and converts it to another
analog-digital converter
Examples of converter in a Sentence
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That plan quickly unraveled and the company as of the end of 2023 employed about 1,000 people making power converters for rooftop solar installations and data servers.
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Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Across the country, about 14,500 converter theft claims were filed between January and June 2023, a decrease from the 23,000 filed the previous year.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Grid-forming converters for HVDC, which convert high-voltage direct current to alternating current and vice versa, are also commercially available, from companies including Hitachi, Siemens, and GE Vernova.
—Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
According to a clandestine file that made the rounds, plans had already been drawn up for a massive converter station, which would be needed if the interconnector were ever built.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
This is not a voltage converter and should only be used with dual voltage devices.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
By studying metal prices and reports of converters going missing, including on the Nextdoor social network, Stickle and his coauthors estimate that, for every 10 percent rise in metal prices, there’s a 20 percent uptick in thefts of these devices.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
This was followed by postdoc positions working on various aspects of power electronics, including power-quality control, and AC-to-DC and DC-to-DC converters for use in telecommunications products.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2023
Unlike the traditional current-source converters, VSCs can regulate their own voltage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Across the country, about 14,500 converter theft claims were filed between January and June 2023, a decrease from the 23,000 filed the previous year.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Grid-forming converters for HVDC, which convert high-voltage direct current to alternating current and vice versa, are also commercially available, from companies including Hitachi, Siemens, and GE Vernova.
—Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
According to a clandestine file that made the rounds, plans had already been drawn up for a massive converter station, which would be needed if the interconnector were ever built.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
This is not a voltage converter and should only be used with dual voltage devices.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
By studying metal prices and reports of converters going missing, including on the Nextdoor social network, Stickle and his coauthors estimate that, for every 10 percent rise in metal prices, there’s a 20 percent uptick in thefts of these devices.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
This was followed by postdoc positions working on various aspects of power electronics, including power-quality control, and AC-to-DC and DC-to-DC converters for use in telecommunications products.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2023
Unlike the traditional current-source converters, VSCs can regulate their own voltage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
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