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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Scientists have had some successes pushing transformers past these limits, but those increasingly look like short-term fixes. —

Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025 An electrical transformer blew out late in the first half of Davidson Academy’s home game against Goodpasture. —

Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Recently, several transformers in our neighborhood were replaced by our provider, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, due to sporadic outages. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025 The new transformer, which was delivered from a factory in North Carolina earlier this month, had initially been ordered to revive a dead substation elsewhere in the subway system. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for transformer