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converter
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converter
n.
device for changing alternating currents to direct currents (Electricity); one who causes others to change their beliefs (religious, political, etc.)
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Converter
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converter
Noun
1. a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
(synonym) convertor
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) Bessemer converter
(derivation) convert
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converter
v.
convert, transform, change; bring over; remake, reduce; proselytize, proselyte
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Converter
(n.)
One who converts; one who makes converts.
One who converts; one who makes converts.
(n.)
A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
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