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transformer

noun

Definition of transformer

as in converter

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Recent Examples of transformer First, a low-voltage DC generator runs a high-voltage AC inverter, which then channels current through a transformer and finally a voltage multiplier. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 That's all thanks to its space-optimizing transformer capabilities. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 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 outage, which started on Tuesday evening and was related to a transformer in the town of Ergué-Gabéric, was not expected to be fully restored until the end of Wednesday at the earliest. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for transformer

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What is the name of the packaging converter your Tier 1 factories use?

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 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

Definition of converter

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Boosted by rocket engines, the missile follows a high arc before descending to its target.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines was killed on July 25 when a triple-engine pontoon boat operated by 45-year-old Richard Stevenson of Lisle collided with her boat in a no-wake zone.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of engine

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Electric motors, autonomous flight systems and lightweight materials are giving rise to machines that lift like helicopters but fly more like conventional airplanes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Play contributes to the development of motor coordination, social skills and cognitive flexibility.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of motor

Noun

Digital forensics may also be the only forensic discipline where the evidence itself might be the work of a machine rather than a person.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
There is a gym, which has one treadmill, one rower, a stationary bike, and an elliptical machine, plus bands and weights.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of machine

Noun

Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
Its 21,000-square-foot Martchek Family Strength and Conditioning Center includes weight and cardio equipment, indoor and outdoor turf, sports-science space, hydrotherapy and rehabilitation pools.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

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