transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər 
: one that transforms
specifically
: a device employing the principle of mutual induction to convert variations of current in a primary circuit into variations of voltage and current in a secondary circuit
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The leap from early desktop computing to the smartphone to the transformer architecture was enormous in terms of information flow.
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Nicole Fraenkel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Center for Strategic & International Studies’ deputy director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Leslie Abrahams, said, for instance, that the tariffs will make key grid components such as inverters and transformers more expensive just as electricity demand is projected to increase.
—Chaewon Chung
march 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Lodestar said in the Connecticut Siting Council’s report that noise emissions from the facility would be during daytime operations from the 20 inverters and two transformers.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
The start of service has been delayed multiple times for a variety of reasons, but the transformers appear to be the final hurdle.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Fraenkel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Center for Strategic & International Studies’ deputy director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Leslie Abrahams, said, for instance, that the tariffs will make key grid components such as inverters and transformers more expensive just as electricity demand is projected to increase.
—Chaewon Chung
march 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Lodestar said in the Connecticut Siting Council’s report that noise emissions from the facility would be during daytime operations from the 20 inverters and two transformers.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
The start of service has been delayed multiple times for a variety of reasons, but the transformers appear to be the final hurdle.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər
: a device for changing an electric current into one of different voltage
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