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converter

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //kənˈvɝtɝ// UK //kənvˈɜːtɐ// con·vert·er Slang

n. a device or program that changes something from one form to another. For example, a power converter changes electricity so your phone can charge in a different country.

n. a device, system, or software component that transforms data, energy, or signals from one format or state into another. Common in computing and engineering contexts.


SIMPLE

The converter changes the voltage for my laptop.

CONTEXTUAL

She used a currency converter to check the price in euros.

COMPLEX

The digital-to-analogue converter translates binary code into sound waves that speakers can reproduce.

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Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *komwertō Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English converter From convert + -er.

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