transformer

C2+ Topic:Technology & Computing

US /trænsˈfɔrmɚ/ UK /trænsˈfɔːmə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a device for changing the voltage of an alternating current

A failing transformer plunged the whole district into darkness.

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1 noun · a device for changing the... converteradapterinductor

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Related forms transform transformation form reform

Etymology

From transform + -er; transform is from Old French transformer, from Latin trānsfōrmāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + fōrma ('form, shape').

trānsfōrmāre Latin trāns Latin fōrma Latin

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# transformer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** trænsˈfɔrmɚ
**IPA (UK):** trænsˈfɔːmə

## Meanings
1. a device for changing the voltage of an alternating current

## Examples
- A failing transformer plunged the whole district into darkness.

## Synonyms
- converter
- adapter
- inductor

## Related Forms
- transform
- transformation
- form
- reform

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsfōrmāre
- Root: trāns
- Root: fōrma

## Etymology
From transform + -er; transform is from Old French transformer, from Latin trānsfōrmāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + fōrma ('form, shape').

## AI Etymology
Transformer is from transform + -er; transform is from Old French transformer, from Latin trānsfōrmāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + fōrma ('form, shape'). Important recorded forms include trānsfōrmāre (Latin), trāns (Latin), and fōrma (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a device for changing the voltage of an alternating current. The wider family includes related words such as transform, transformation, form, and reform.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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