inverter

noun

in·​vert·​er in-ˈvər-tər 

1

: one that inverts

2

: a device for converting direct current into alternating current

Examples of inverter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Those batteries are matched to inverters between 2,000 and 5,000 watts as well as AC and DC-to-DC chargers, a digital switching system, and available 300-W solar charging. —New Atlas, 4 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

Jefferies upgrades Enphase to buy from hold Jefferies sees upside for the solar inverter provider. —Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing inverter

• micro-inverter

Rhymes for inverter

• converter
• diverter
• divertor
• reverter