transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər 
: one that transforms
specifically
: a device employing the principle of mutual induction to convert variations of current in a primary circuit into variations of voltage and current in a secondary circuit
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In 2017, soon after Google researchers invented a new kind of neural network called a transformer, a young OpenAI engineer named Alec Radford began experimenting with it.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In a video obtained by the Daily News, a group of people can be seen gathered around an electrical transformer on the sidewalk playing dominoes when the gunmen appear and open fire, sending the crowd scrambling for cover.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Eaton will spend $340 million to increase U.S. production of its three-phase transformers.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The transformer was burning, and the roof partially collapsed on Thursday evening.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In a video obtained by the Daily News, a group of people can be seen gathered around an electrical transformer on the sidewalk playing dominoes when the gunmen appear and open fire, sending the crowd scrambling for cover.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Eaton will spend $340 million to increase U.S. production of its three-phase transformers.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The transformer was burning, and the roof partially collapsed on Thursday evening.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Transformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transformer. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər
: a device for changing an electric current into one of different voltage
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