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transformer¹
- /tɹænsˈfɔːmə/ UK
- /tɹɑːns-/ UK
- /tɹænsˈfoɹməɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)
noun transformers · tformer · t-former · transformator
- Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
- 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. While initial reports Thursday traced the glow to a transformer explosion or a fire, Mr. McGee said there was no fire, and there were no transformers involved.
- A neural network architecture composed of layers of attention which takes sequences of tokens (representing text, images, audio, or other modalities) as input. Transformer is a deep machine learning model based on the encoder–decoder network architecture and is used primarily in the field of NLP.
- Alternative letter-case form of Transformer
- A transgender person.
Transformer²
- /tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/ US
- /tɹænsˈfɔːmə/ UK
- /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːmə/ UK
Where it comes from
From transformer (something that transforms).
noun Transformers · TFormer · Tformer · T-former · T-Former · tformer
- A toy in the Transformers toyline which has mechanical parts that allow it to be altered in appearance from its original form as a humanoid robot action figure to another form, usually a vehicle, depending on the toy.
- In the Transformers franchise, any of the alien humanoid robots that can mechanically alter their appearance, or "transform", into a vehicle, creature, or (rarely) a tool. “It's like a Transformer today,” Stamm said. “It appears as one thing, then becomes another.”
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transform, transforming, transformative, transformation, convert, converter, fabrication, processing, fabricator, manufacturing, turn, turning, processor, grid, processors, changer
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noun something that transforms
| Español | transformador, transformadora |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kigeuzi |
| Ελληνικά | μετασχηματιστής metaschimatistís, μετατροπέας metatropéas, μεταμορφωτής metamorfotís |
| Русский | преобразова́тель preobrazovátelʹ |
noun device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity
| Español | transformador, transfórmer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변압기 byeonapgi, 트랜스 teuraenseu |
| 日本語 | 変圧器 hen'atsuki, 変流器 henryūki, トランス toransu |
| 中文 | 變壓器 /变压器 biànyāqì |
| हिन्दी | ट्रान्सफ़ॉर्मर ṭrānsafŏrmar, परिणामित्र pariṇāmitra |
| Kiswahili | transfoma |
| Português | transformador |
| Français | transformateur |
| Deutsch | Transformator |
| Italiano | trasformatore |
| Ελληνικά | μετασχηματιστής metaschimatistís |
| Română | transformator |
| Русский | трансформа́тор transformátor |
| Tiếng Việt | máy biến thế, máy biến áp, biến áp |
| العربية | مُحَوِّل muḥawwil |
| עברית | שַׁנַּאי shanái, טְרַנְסְפוֹרְמָטוֹר transformatór |
Talk about this word "transformer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transformer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transformer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transformer "transformer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transformer.Cite this
@misc{transformer_2026,
title = {transformer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transformer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
