converter

Meanings

• noun

  A device used to change the form or function of something.

  - "The converter changed the AC power to DC power for the electric car."
  - "The converter was used to convert the old VHS tapes to digital format."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with converter
convert , depart , desert , lament , present , repent , sent , transcend

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Variants

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converter , converters , convertor , convertors , catalytic converter , catalytic converters , torque converter , torque converters , image converter , image tube , image tubes

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Etymology

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The word 'converter' comes from the Latin 'convertere', meaning 'to turn around'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that there is a type of converter called a 'voltage converter' that can convert electricity from one voltage level to another?

2. The first electric converter was invented by Thomas Edison in 1887.

3. A 'frequency converter' is used to change the frequency of an alternating current.

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Related Concepts

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1. Transformer: A type of electrical converter that changes AC voltage to DC voltage or vice versa.

2. Data converter: A device used to convert data from one format to another, such as analog to digital or digital to analog.

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Culture

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The converter has been used in various contexts throughout history, such as in religion (converting to a new faith), in technology (data converters), and in finance (currency converters).

How to Memorize "converter"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a machine that takes in one form of energy or substance and outputs another form.
   - Imagine a switch that changes the direction of a flow.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'converter' with the idea of changing or transforming.
   - Think of a converter as a tool that converts one thing into another.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'converter' as 'convert-er', emphasizing the idea of transformation.

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