teleconverter

tel·e·con·vert·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel-i-kuh n-vur-ter]
- /ˌtɛl ɪ kənˈvɜr tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel-i-kuh n-vur-ter]
- /ˌtɛl ɪ kənˈvɜr tər/

Definitions of teleconverter word

noun teleconverter a person or thing that converts. 1
noun teleconverter Electricity. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Compare inverter, synchronous converter. 1
noun teleconverter Metallurgy. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast of air is forced, as in making steel by the Bessemer process. 1
noun teleconverter Television. decoder (def 5). 1
noun teleconverter Radio and Television. an auxiliary device that permits a receiver to pick up frequencies or channels for which it was not originally designed. 1
noun teleconverter Physics. a reactor for converting one kind of fuel into another kind. 1

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Origin of teleconverter

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; tele-1 + converter

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Parts of speech for Teleconverter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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teleconverter popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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