Meaning of TRANSFORMER
Pronunciation: | | trans'formur
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| Definition: | | [n] an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage |
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| See Also: | | coil, electrical device, induction coil, primary, primary coil, primary winding, secondary, secondary coil, secondary winding, step-down transformer, step-up transformer, Tesla coil, voltage regulator | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Trans*form"er\, n.
{Multiple transformer}. (Elec.)
(a) A transformer connected in multiple or in parallel with
the primary circuit.
(b) A transformer with more than one primary or more than one
secondary coil.
{Parallel transformer} (Elec.), a transformer connected in
parallel.
\Trans*form"er\, n.
One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an
apparatus for producing from a given electrical current
another current of different voltage.
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