| Pronunciation: | | kun'vurtur
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| Matching Terms: | | converted, convertend
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| | Definition: | | [n] a device for changing one substance or form or state into another |
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| | Synonyms: | | convertor |
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| | See Also: | | Bessemer converter, catalytic converter, data converter, device, electrical converter, electronic converter, torque converter |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*vert"er\, n.
1. One who converts; one who makes converts.
2. (Steel Manuf.) A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in
which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into
steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
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