converter

converter
(亦作 convertor)
noun
  1. a person or thing that converts something
    使…转变的人(或物)
    the would-be converter of a building to domestic use.
    想把大楼改成民宅的人。
    ■a device for altering the nature of an electric current or signal, especially from AC to DC or vice versa, or from analogue to digital or vice versa
    变流器,整流器,变频器
    ■a retort used in steel-making
    吹炉
    ■short for catalytic converter
    catalytic converter 的简称
    ■(Computing)a program that converts data from one format to another
    (计算机)转换程序
    ■a camera lens which changes the focal length of another lens by a set amount
    变焦镜(调节另一镜头焦距的照相机镜头)
    a camera fitted with a x2 converter.
    安装x2变焦镜的照相机。
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