CONVERTER

converter, convertor

(noun) a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

converter (plural converters)

A person or thing that converts.

A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.

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.

Anagrams

• reconvert

Source: Wiktionary


Con*vert"er, n.

1. One who converts; one who makes converts.

2. (Steel Manuf.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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