transformer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *transformer*:
NOUN	artifact	transformer	an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

transformer > pronunciation
Sounds	traensfao'rmer
Rhymes	Amor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer...

English > *transformer*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage.
Parts	induction coil	A coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source
	primary coil, primary winding, primary	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
	secondary coil, secondary winding, secondary	coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Narrower	Tesla coil	A step-up transformer with an air core
	coil	A transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
	step-down transformer	A transformer that reduces voltage
	step-up transformer	A transformer that increases voltage
	voltage regulator	A transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted
Broader	electrical device	A device that produces or is powered by electricity
Spanish	transformador, trasformador
Catalan	transformador
Verbs	transform	increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

HyperDic: transformer