transformer

noun

Definition of transformernext
as in converter

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Recent Examples of transformer Here, Duffy triggers a blackout at the Beck residence and the surrounding community by … firing a few rounds from her service weapon into an electrical transformer, like a bored seventh-grader shooting out street lights with a BB gun. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 There is an ultra-low noise toroidal transformer that’s been manufactured in-house by Rotel. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 And then there are Trump's tariffs, which could raise prices and muck up supply chains for construction materials like steel and components like transformers. — Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 The transformer triage comes as MTA bigs are expected to travel to Albany next week to vouch for their $68 billion five-year capital budget — $3 billion of which would fund substation overhauls in the subway system. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transformer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformer
  1. converter
  2. engine
  3. motor
  4. machine
  5. equipment
Noun
  • In practice, lingering tenants with smart lawyers can force a converter or building owner to pay up in exchange for quick cooperation.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The solution to this problem is a device called a buck regulator (or buck converter).
    — Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of converter
Noun
  • Today’s flagship data center GPUs, like Nvidia’s Hopper and newer Blackwell architecture, are dubbed the engines of this new industrial revolution.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • But, Heim’s engine caught a case of automotive narcolepsy, cutting out repeatedly and requiring Heim to reset it.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of engine
Noun
  • The electric motor powers the front wheels, making the E-Ray the first-ever all-wheel-drive Corvette.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The rocket continued its climb into space, but ULA and Northrop Grumman, which supplies solid rocket motors for Vulcan, set up an investigation to find the cause of the nozzle malfunction.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of motor
Noun
  • Tomas Saldaña feeds the radish pastry dough into a pastry machine.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • To say that the sentient machines with whom Michelle travels are the more interesting characters is like praising tax season as superior to actual death.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of machine
Noun
  • In 2022, a fisherman detected an unusual object in the murky water while using sonar equipment and notified the Elgin Fire Department.
    — Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Crowley’s fund helped an independent grocery store swap its equipment for more efficient models and has similar projects waiting for financing.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of equipment

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