converter

noun

con·​vert·​er kən-ˈvər-tər 

: one that converts: such as

a

: the furnace used in the Bessemer process

b

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

c

: 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

d

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

analog-digital converter

e

: catalytic converter

Examples of converter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What is the name of the packaging converter your Tier 1 factories use? — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

The ban also includes power converters used to connect renewable energy infrastructure and batteries to the power grid. — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Led by 38-year-old founder Troynikov, who previously started Chroma (a vector database used by AI models for memory and storage), the firm plans initially to use gear from third-party vendors, with the intent to later make its own converters. — Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The facility is reportedly the world’s first 500-kilovolt (kV), 2,000-megawatt (MW) flexible direct current (DC) offshore converter station. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing converter

• catalytic converter
• torque converter

Rhymes for converter

• diverter
• divertor
• inverter
• reverter