TRANSFORMER

transformer

(noun) an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Transformer (plural Transformers)

(toys) A toy in the Transformers toyline which has mechanical parts that allow it to be altered in appearance from its original form as a humanoid robot action figure to another form, usually a vehicle, depending on the toy.

(fiction) One of the characters in the Transformers franchise who is an alien humanoid robot that can mechanically alter its appearance, or "transform", into a vehicle, creature, or (rarely) a tool.

Anagrams

• retransform

Etymology

Noun

transformer (plural transformers)

Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.

(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately.

Alternative letter-case form of Transformer

Anagrams

• retransform

Source: Wiktionary


Trans*form"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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