A transformer converts alternating current to direct current for use in electronics.
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//tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ//
Synonyms for "transformer" (35 found)
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Translations
95 translations across 62 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Arabic
1 entries- مُحَوِّل noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Armenian
2 entries- տրանսֆորմատոր noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- փոխակերպիչ noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Basque
1 entries- transformadore noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Belarusian
1 entries- трансфарма́тар noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Bengali
1 entries- ট্রান্সফরমার noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Bulgarian
2 entries- преобразова́тел noun (something that transforms)
- трансформа́тор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Burmese
2 entries- ထရန်စဖော်မာ noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- လျှပ်တာပြောင်း noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 變壓器 /变压器 noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Czech
1 entries- transformátor noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Danish
2 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- transformer noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Dutch
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Estonian
1 entries- transformaator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Finnish
4 entries- muuntaja noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- muuntaja noun (neural network architecture)
- muuttaja noun (something that transforms)
- muuttuja noun (something that transforms)
French
1 entries- transformateur noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Georgian
2 entries- გარდამქმნელი noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- ტრანსფორმატორი noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
German
1 entries- Transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Greek
4 entries- μεταμορφωτής noun (something that transforms)
- μετασχηματιστής noun (something that transforms)
- μετασχηματιστής noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- μετατροπέας noun (something that transforms)
Gujarati
1 entries- ફેરવણું noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Hebrew
2 entries- טְרַנְסְפוֹרְמָטוֹר noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- שַׁנַּאי noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Hindi
2 entries- ट्रान्सफ़ॉर्मर noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- परिणामित्र noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Hungarian
1 entries- transzformátor noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Ido
2 entries- transformatoro noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- transformilo noun (something that transforms)
Indonesian
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Italian
1 entries- trasformatore noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Japanese
3 entries- トランス noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- 変圧器 noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- 変流器 noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Kazakh
1 entries- трансформатор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Khmer
1 entries- ត្រង់ស្វមម៉ាទ័រ noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Korean
2 entries- 변압기 noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- 트랜스 noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- трансформатор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Lao
1 entries- ໝໍ້ແບ່ງໄຟ noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Latvian
1 entries- transformators noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Lithuanian
1 entries- transformatorius noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Macedonian
1 entries- трансформа́тор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Malay
1 entries- pengubah noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Mongolian
1 entries- трансформатор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Māori
1 entries- whitihiko noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- omformer noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- trafo noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- omformar noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- trafo noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Persian
2 entries- ترانسفورماتور noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- مبدل noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Polish
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Portuguese
1 entries- transformador noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Romanian
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Russian
2 entries- преобразова́тель noun (something that transforms)
- трансформа́тор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- transfòrmātor noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- трансфо̀рма̄тор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Slovak
1 entries- transformátor noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Slovene
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Spanish
4 entries- transformador noun (something that transforms)
- transformador noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- transformadora noun (something that transforms)
- transfórmer noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Swahili
2 entries- kigeuzi noun (something that transforms)
- transfoma noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Swedish
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Tagalog
1 entries- palitab noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Tajik
1 entries- трансформатор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Tatar
1 entries- трансформатор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Thai
2 entries- หม้อแปลงไฟ noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- หม้อแปลงไฟฟ้า noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Turkish
2 entries- trafo noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- transformatör noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Turkmen
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Ukrainian
1 entries- трансформа́тор noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Urdu
1 entries- ٹرانْسْفارْمَر noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Uyghur
1 entries- ترانسفورماتور noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Uzbek
1 entries- transformator noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Vietnamese
3 entries- biến áp noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- máy biến thế noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
- máy biến áp noun (device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
A transformer explosion at an electrical facility illuminated the New York City skyline in a blaze of blue light Thursday night.
Source: tatoeba (11086762)
That's a transformer.
Source: tatoeba (11979611)
While initial reports Thursday traced the glow to a transformer explosion or a fire, Mr. McGee said there was no fire, and there were no transformers involved.
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