converter

noun

Definition of converternext
as in engine

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Recent Examples of converter Device will be evaluated in real operating conditions Called MARMOK A 5, the wave energy converter (WEC) will be electrically connected to the network through the Lab platform, integrated into the BiMEP infrastructures. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026 The electrical system has a shore power hookup, multi-stage 120-V converter and solar prewiring. — C.c. Weiss may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026 Panthalassa has already tested several earlier prototypes of the wave energy converter technology, including the Ocean-1 in 2021 and the Ocean-2 that underwent a three-week sea trial off the coast of Washington state in February 2024. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026 One extra set of clothes, an overnight bag, chargers, a passport, the super universal converter, and an eye mask. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for converter
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  1. engine
  2. transformer
  3. motor
  4. machine
Noun
  • One of the corrective actions involves modifying the engine startup sequence on the Super Heavy booster during its flip maneuver after separating from the Starship upper stage a few minutes after liftoff.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Economies like South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan are cementing their position as the hardware engines behind the AI boom.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of engine
Noun
  • The money sits in the business interruption and the extra expense, the long dead stretch while a specialised transformer or a particular chip waits on an 18-month backorder.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of transformer
Noun
  • Fabricating a purely electromechanical robot at the millimeter scale requires intricate, heavy motors that consume significant power, typically draining tiny batteries within mere minutes of operation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • Residents say that likely saved lives, as people crowded into aging 12- and 14-foot aluminum boats powered by decades-old motors.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of motor
Noun
  • Realta plans to build its prototype magnetic mirror fusion machine, called Hammir, at the facility and expects to create more than 600 technical and non-technical jobs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • After Bonse applied machine learning algorithms to clean the image up, the speck remained.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
Definition of machine

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