converter

noun

con·vert·er kən-ˈvər-tər

Synonyms of converter next

: one that converts: such as

: the furnace used in the Bessemer process

or convertor

kən-ˈvər-tər

: 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

: 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

: a device that accepts data in one form and converts it to another

analog-digital converter

: catalytic converter

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Investors are anticipating that the converters will become obsolete as consumers increasingly switch from combustion engines to electric vehicles. —

Robert Olsen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Just attach the phone converter and your phone turns into a point-and-shoot camera. —

Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024 The power demands of the digital-to-analog converter are helped by the fact that the circuit needs to deliver a very narrow range of voltages in order to operate the flash memory in deep subthreshold mode. —

IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2024 Free-throw converters: UCF ranks No. 30 in free-throw percentage (77.9). —

Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for converter