inverter

in·vert·er

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Definitions of inverter word

noun inverter a person or thing that inverts. 1
noun inverter Electricity. a device that converts direct current into alternating current. 1
noun inverter An apparatus that converts direct current into alternating current. 1
noun inverter any device for converting a direct current into an alternating current 0
noun inverter a device for transforming direct current into alternating current 0
noun inverter something that inverts, or causes inversion. 0

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; invert + -er1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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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