converter

1. 1.

   a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

   Synonymsconvertor

   Broaderdevice

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Other forms of converter

plural

converters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about converter

What does converter mean?

converter means "a device for changing one substance or form or state into another".

How many syllables are in converter?

converter has 3 syllables: con-ver-ter. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /kənˈvɝtɚ/.

What is another word for converter?

Close synonyms include convertor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is converter a common word?

converter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.