ALL meanings of converter
con·vert·er
C c - countable noun converter A converter is a device that changes something into a different form. 3
- noun converter a person or thing that converts 3
- noun converter a device for converting alternating current to direct current or vice versa 3
- noun converter a device for converting a signal from one frequency to another or from analogue to digital forms 3
- noun converter a vessel in which molten metal is refined, using a blast of air or oxygen 3
- noun converter a device for converting one form of coded information to another, such as an analogue-to-digital converter 3
- noun converter a furnace for converting pig iron into steel in the Bessemer process 3
- noun converter an electrical device for converting alternating current into direct current 3
- noun converter the part of a radio receiver that changes modulated high frequencies to lower frequencies 3
- noun converter any device for adapting a radio or television receiver to added frequencies or modulations 3
- noun converter catalytic converter 3
- noun converter device that converts electrical current' 1
- noun converter calculator of measurements or currency 1
- noun converter physics: reactor 1
- noun converter A person or thing that converts something. 1
- noun converter a person or thing that converts. 1
- noun converter Electricity. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Compare inverter, synchronous converter. 1
- noun converter Metallurgy. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast of air is forced, as in making steel by the Bessemer process. 1
- noun converter Television. decoder (def 5). 1
- noun converter 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 converter Physics. a reactor for converting one kind of fuel into another kind. 1
- noun converter a person who is engaged in converting textile fabrics, especially cotton cloths, from the raw state into the finished product ready for the market by bleaching, dyeing, etc. 1
- noun converter Also called converter lens. Photography. an additional lens attached to a lens in use on a camera to alter focal length, mounted in front of a lens to produce a wide-angle effect (wide-angle converter) or between the lens and the camera body to produce a telephoto effect (teleconverter or extender) 1
- noun converter A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition. 0
- noun converter A retort, used 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. 0