converter

IPA: kʌnvˈɝtɝ

A person or thing that converts.
(electrical engineering) A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.
(metallurgy) A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide
(computing) A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.
(medicine) A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.
A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.
(Southern Ontario, slang) Regional term for remote control.

Examples of "converter" in Sentences

The voltage dropped due to the converter.
I use OS X, my primary video converter is VisualHub.
Strict printing quality control empowers label converter
The body of the converter plug is shaped to grip the europlug.
Another unpopular change was the removal of the voltage converter.
The glow plug is disposed in the catalyzer of the catalytic converter.
The power converter is hot, but the power button doesn't turn the machine on.
Below the operating temperature of the engine and catalytic converter is when a car emits the most pollution.
I agree that Traveling with a power board and a good plug converter is a Must regardless of where you are heading.
A converter is a handy tool to switch back and forth without having to needing a program like Photoshop or GiMP. bgrigg002 roderashe
French-headquartered RFID card, ticket and reader provider announced this week that ASK-intTag, a joint venture it established with Wisconsin-based label converter
CMYK converter is just a click away in your web browser, letting you download a version of your picture (in JPEG or TIFF format) in the other colour spectrum with just a few clicks.