converter

UK /kənˈvɜːtə/ US /kənˈvɝtɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

3

ADJ.

catalytic, improved, single

The catalytic converter in my old car finally needs to be replaced after ten years.

CONVERTER + NOUN

four-speed

The old truck had a four-speed converter that finally gave out last winter.

ADV.

drastically

The new catalytic converter drastically reduced harmful emissions from our old car.

Definitions

noun

1

A person or thing that converts.

The Mekydro transmission employs a single converter and a four-speed mechanical gearbox, which has the advantage of cheapness and simplicity for the same number of gear changes, and does away with the necessity for constantly emptying and filling converters, which tends to harm the oil by aeration.

2

A person or thing that converts.

3

A person or thing that converts.

4

A person or thing that converts.

5

A person or thing that converts.

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Synonyms

noun — a device for changing one substance or form or state into an

convertor

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

3

01

The Mekydro transmission employs a single converter and a four-speed mechanical gearbox, which has the advantage of cheapness and simplicity for the same number of gear changes, and does away with the

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02

What converter did you get?

Tatoeba · #5737584

03

The invention of the catalytic converter drastically improved air quality.

Tatoeba · #6994470

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