convertor

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Etymology

to convert + -or

Noun

convertor (plural convertors)

  1. A person who, or a thing that converts
    1. A furnace in which pig iron is converted to steel
    2. A rectifier that converts alternating current to direct current
    3. A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa
    4. A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide

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Latin

Verb

convertor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of convertō

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