"inverter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈvɝt.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-inverter.wav Forms: inverters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) Etymology: From invert + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|invert|-er}} invert + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} inverter (plural inverters)
  1. Something that inverts, or causes inversion.
    Sense id: en-inverter-en-noun-6eoFLw6e
  2. (electrical engineering) A power inverter. Categories (topical): Electrical engineering
    Sense id: en-inverter-en-noun-gT184Ayl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: invertor Derived forms: phase inverter Related terms: rectifier

Inflected forms

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