transformer
noun/trænsˈfɔrmər/
Frequency rank: #8,909 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a device that transfers electrical energy between circuits, usually changing the voltage level.
Example sentence
The engineers installed a new transformer on the power line to reduce the voltage before it reached the houses.
Synonyms & related words
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