How do you use the word "converter" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "converter" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "converter": What converter did you get? The invention of the catalytic converter drastically improved air quality.

Converter Meaning

/kənˈvɜːtə/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA person or thing that converts.

nounA person or thing that converts., A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.

Sentence Examples

What converter did you get?

The invention of the catalytic converter drastically improved air quality.

CEFR Practice Quiz

This small device acts as a ____ between analog and digital signals.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

What ____ did you get?

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *komwertō Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English converter From convert + -er.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The Mekydro transmission employs a single converter and a four-speed mechanical gearbox, which has the advantage of cheapness and simplicity for the same number of gear changes, and does away with the necessity for constantly emptying and filling converters, which tends to harm the oil by aeration." — 1960 January, “The Swindon Type "4" diesel-hydraulic units”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 41–42, referring to a torque converter:

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