Phrase Hound found 24 phrases and 9 compound words that contain converter. The most common are listed below. Open converter in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 24
- catalytic converterA chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.
- Video converter
- Currency converter
- torque converterA device that converts the rotational output of a prime mover into work by driving a rotational load. A torque converter functions as a clutch and reduction gear, usually inside an automatic transmission, to allow loose coupling between …
- Cadillac converterSynonym of catalytic converter (“chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide”).
- analog-to-digital converterA device that converts an infinite resolution analog signal to a finite resolution digital signal.
- digital-to-analog converterA device that converts a finite resolution digital signal to an infinite resolution analog signal.
- arc converterA kind of spark transmitter in early wireless telegraphy, using an electric arc to convert direct current into radio-frequency alternating current.
- sigma-delta converterAny electronic system used to convert analog signals to digital (or vice versa)
- buck converterA kind of switched-mode power supply: a DC-to-DC converter that steps down voltage (while stepping up current) from its input (supply) to its output (load).
- delta-sigma converterAny electronic system used to convert analog signals to digital (or vice versa)
- time-to-digital converterA device for recognizing events and providing a digital representation of the time they occurred.
- Bessemer converterA large industrial retort vessel used to make steel by the Bessemer process.
- ink converterA cylindrical device that can be fitted inside a fountain pen to allow the use of bottled ink instead of cartridges.
- regional converterA device or software tool used to adapt or convert products, technologies or formats to be compatible with different regional standards or restrictions.
- time stretch analog-to-digital converterA device for digitizing analog signals of very high bandwidth, effectively slowing down the original signal in time (or compressing its bandwidth) before it can be digitized by a slow electronic ADC.
- Johnson thermoelectric energy converterAn electrochemical heat engine, with no moving parts, which can take a heat source and convert it to electric power, or take electric power to cool the thermal interface. A device which pushes hydrogen gas through a proton-exchange …
- pentagrid converterA compound thermionic valve used in superheterodyne radio receivers.
- console converterA peripheral used to bypass regional lockout on a video game console, allowing imported video games to be played on domestic video game consoles, but without circumventing copy protection.
- wide-angle converterA lens screwed onto the front of an existing camera lens to give a wider field of view.
- digital converter boxA set-top box that processes digital signals for an analogue television set.
- ferroelectric converterA converter that transforms thermal energy into electric energy.
- digital converter boxesplural of digital converter box: A set-top box that processes digital signals for an analogue television set.
- rotary converterA machine which converts alternating current to direct current, or vice versa.
Compound words 9
- teleconverterA secondary lens mounted between the camera and a photographic lens so as to enlarge the central part of an image obtained by the objective lens.
- interconverterAny device or process that interconverts.
- maniverterA component that integrates the functions of exhaust manifold and catalytic converter.
- nanoconverterAny of several nanoscale converters
- nonconverterA patient with a certain condition that does not subsequently develop into another condition.
- photoconverterA photodetector
- seroconverterA person undergoing seroconversion
- downconverterAny electronic device that accomplishes downconversion
- cycloconverterA device that modifies alternating current to a lower frequency without converting it to direct current