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rotary converter en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (dated) A machine which converts alternating current to direct current, or vice versa.
    • It was decided therefore to change over from 25-cycle rotary converters to remotely-controlled substations supplied at 50 cycles, in conformity with the outer area electrification. 1954 April, “Southern Region Power Supply”, in Railway Magazine, pages 221-222:

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