transformer

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The iron core of this transformer is also of the open magnetic circuit type, see A in Fig.

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  1. noun One that transforms.
  2. noun A device used to transfer electric energy from one circuit to another, especially a pair of multiply wound, inductively coupled wire coils that effect such a transfer with a change in voltage, current, phase, or other electric characteristic.

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  • No inanimate transformer was alive today, as far as he knew. —  The Source of Magic
  • Insects buzzed like a transformer, and he had a sudden horrible feeling that his spinal cord was turning to a cold, viscous fluid He stumbled out of the room and fell flat on his back on the hall rug. —  FSF, August 2006
  • Accordingly, a transformer was built to test the theory and the first trial proved a marvelous success. —  The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla
  • This bacterium is also a highly efficient transformer, and can readily take up exogenous [[DNA]] from the environment, which may also aid [[DNA repair]]. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • This bacterium is also a highly efficient transformer, and can readily take up exogenous —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
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