convertor

con·vert·er

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Definitions of convertor word

abbreviation CONVERTOR converter 3
noun convertor a person or thing that converts. 1
noun convertor Electricity. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Compare inverter, synchronous converter. 1
noun convertor Metallurgy. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast of air is forced, as in making steel by the Bessemer process. 1
noun convertor Television. decoder (def 5). 1
noun convertor Radio and Television. an auxiliary device that permits a receiver to pick up frequencies or channels for which it was not originally designed. 1

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35; convert1 + -er1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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