ELECTRICAL CONVERTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electrical converter mean? 

• ELECTRICAL CONVERTER (noun)
  The noun ELECTRICAL CONVERTER has 1 sense:

1. converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa

  Familiarity information: ELECTRICAL CONVERTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRICAL CONVERTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electrical converter" is a kind of...):

converter; convertor (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electrical converter"):

inverter (an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current)

power pack (a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment)

rotary; rotary converter; synchronous converter (electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa)