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▸ noun: (electrical engineering) A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.
▸ noun: (metallurgy) A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
▸ noun: A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide
▸ noun: (computing) A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.
▸ noun: (medicine) A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.
▸ noun: A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.
▸ noun: (Southern Ontario, slang) Regional term for remote control.
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convertor,
convertee,
convert,
transcoder,
translator,
exchanger,
transmuter,
alterator,
changer,
conveyor,
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voltage converter,
currency converter,
time converter,
volume converter,
weight converter,
length converter,
area converter,
speed converter,
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