converter

«converter» in Mova's school dictionary: a machine or device that changes something from one form… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a converter, converters)

meaning for a pupil

1) A converter is a machine or device that changes something from one form into another, such as electricity, signals or files. tree →

2) A converter is a tool or chart that changes amounts from one unit or currency into another. tree →

3) (cars) A catalytic converter is a part of a car's exhaust that makes the gases less poisonous. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life you meet plug converters for travel abroad, video and file converters on computers and unit converters on phones (inches to centimetres, pounds to kilograms, dollars to euros). In science, a solar panel is a converter of light energy into electrical energy.

examples

• We packed a plug converter for our trip to Ireland. tree →
• Use the unit converter to change 10 miles into kilometres. tree →
• A solar panel is a converter of sunlight into electricity. tree →
• The website has a currency converter for pounds and dollars. tree →
• Dad installed a converter so the old TV can get digital channels. tree →
• The car failed its test because the catalytic converter was broken. tree →
• I used a file converter to turn my photo into a smaller picture. tree →

note

Also spelt convertor (less common). Verb: convert. A plug adapter only changes the shape of the plug; a voltage converter also changes the electricity — using the wrong one can damage a device, so ask an adult.

In the corpora

• Platinum is rarer than gold and is used in car parts called catalytic converters that clean exhaust fumes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «converter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.