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converter

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as in engine

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Recent Examples of converter When the lithium ion battery is charge, a DC-DC converter converts high-voltage DC power into low-voltage DC power. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 The solid-state transformer has a modular design with an active front end interacting with the power grid, an AC/DC converter, and a high-frequency isolation transformer that either steps up or steps down the voltage. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 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 Altman, 41, is OpenAI’s billionaire cofounder, CEO and chief converter of skepticism into purchase orders. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for converter

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Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
The engine now joins the BE-4 in Blue Origin’s booster propulsion lineup.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of engine

Noun

This provides the free electrons to power the EV’s motors and systems during operation.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The human vocal motor cortex comprises subregions that drive movements in discrete parts of the vocal tract, such as the tongue, jaw, and lips.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of motor

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On November 2, robot dogs – and other kinds of machines built for locomotion of some kind – took part in the very first World Robot Mount Taishan Climbing Competition in Tai'an, in China's Shandong province.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
The cold-testing program is intended to identify potential problems before the magnets are integrated into the machine, reducing risks during commissioning and future operation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

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