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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Transformer

/trăn-sfôr'-mẽr/ · Trans·form·er · IPA /tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of differen…
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage.(Elec.)
  2. 2.
    a toy consisting of a figure or representation of an object, constructed of interlocking parts in such a way that a series of turning or twisting motions of the parts can transform the object from one type of object to a different type of object, such as from an animal to an automobile.
Phrases & compounds
Multiple transformer — A transformer connected in multiple or in parallel with the primary circuit.
Parallel transformer — a transformer connected in parallel.