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converter Definition

con·verter (kən vʉr′tər)

noun

a person or thing that converts; specif.,

  1. a furnace for converting pig iron into steel in the Bessemer process
  2. an electrical device for converting alternating current into direct current
  3. the part of a radio receiver that changes modulated high frequencies to lower frequencies
  4. any device for adapting a radio or television receiver to added frequencies or modulations
  5. catalytic converter

converter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • scan: ICT resources used: a laptop computer scan converters a video player six color monitors a digital camera presentation software spreadsheet software.
  • integrate: The amplified sensor signals are converted to digital data with a microprocessor-controlled integrating A/D converter.
  • install: The function installs a forward type converter to convert string values to numerical representation type values.
  • fit: Catalytic converters fitted to all new gasoline engined cars.

Preposition: with

  • resolution: A converter with 12-bit resolution, for instance, divides the range into 212, or 4096, values.

Adjective modifier

  • catalytic: Modern vehicles are fitted with catalytic converters in the exhaust system.
  • analogue-to-digital: Signal Conditioning Makes a signal suitable for input to an analogue-to-digital converter.
  • three-way: Environmental concerns are addressed through the use of three-way catalytic converters with heated lambda probes.
  • a/d: At the moment I am building a Morse code reader to interface to my 64K ZX-81 using a tone decoder and A/D converter.
  • 3-way: EXHAUST - 2 in 1 in 2 type, with 2 stainless steel silencers, each fitted with 3-way catalytic converter.
  • three-phase: Rexroth launched a family of compact single- and three-phase frequency converters said to combine easy start-up with extensive functions.

Modifies a noun

  • lens: I still had a nice walk around The Lawn, where I tried my new tele converter lens.
  • cable: Sadly, few laptops are fitted with such a device, so you will need to use the supplied analog converter cable.
  • box: Some kind of a converter box would be needed!

Noun used with modifier

  • currency: The website provides a free currency converter which will give you the current exchange rate from GBP to your own currency.
  • torque: Next problem to sort out was the torque converter.
  • digital-to-analog: Now you have a cool way to implement a DAC, a digital-to-analog converter.
  • digital-to-analogue: Digital-to-Analogue converters turn strings of bits into audio signals.
  • ringtone: You can also download free ringtone converter software.. .
  • a/d: The amplified sensor signals are converted to digital data with a microprocessor-controlled integrating A/D converter.