Converter definition

kən-vûrtər
converters
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One that converts, especially:
  • A furnace in which pig iron is converted into steel by the Bessemer process.
  • A machine that converts electric current from one kind to another.
  • An electronic device that converts one frequency of a radio signal to another.
  • A device that converts data from one code to another.
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One that is employed in converting raw products into finished products.
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A person or thing that converts.
  • A furnace for converting pig iron into steel in the Bessemer process.
  • An electrical device for converting alternating current into direct current.
  • The part of a radio receiver that changes modulated high frequencies to lower frequencies.
  • Any device for adapting a radio or television receiver to added frequencies or modulations.
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An electrical device that changes the form of an electric signal or power source, as by converting alternating current to direct current, or an analog signal to a digital signal.
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An electronic device that changes the frequency of a radio or other electromagnetic signal.
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A person or thing that converts.
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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.
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Singular:
converter
Plural:
converters

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Converter Sentence Examples

  • The converter is then turned upright into the position shown in fig.

  • The lining of the converter is made of 90% of the mixture of lime and magnesia which results from calcining dolomite, (Ca,Mg)CO i, at a very high temperature, and 10% of coal tar freed from its water by heating.

  • Further, the point at which the process should be arrested is recognized by the appearance of the flame which issues from the converter's mouth, and variations in the silicon-content of the cast iron treated alter this appearance, so that the indications of the flame become confusing, and control over the process is lost.

  • Hence phosphorus cannot be removed in an acid-lined converter.

  • In carrying out the acid Bessemer process, the converter, preheated to about 1200 0 C. by burning coke in it, is turned into the position shown in fig.

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