transformer

Meaning

1. Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
2. A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.
3. A neural network architecture composed of layers of attention which takes sequences of tokens (representing text, images, audio, or other modalities) as input.
4. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Transformer.

Synonyms

changer

trans

converter

voltage transformer

T

step-down transformer

step-up transformer

tranny

transformer station

potential transformer

voltage changer

transmuter

adapter

transfigurer

adaptor

transducer

Translations

Transformator

transformateur

transformador

μετασχηματιστής

trasformatore

transformador

trafo

transformador

transformatör

transformator

Trafo

محول

Umformer

μετατροπέας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/

Etymology

From transform + -er.