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Meaning of TRANSFORMER

Pronunciation:  trans'formur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 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
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \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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