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power inverter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device that converts direct current electricity to alternating current electricity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: инвертор (invertor) — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逆变器 (nìbiànqì) — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Czech: usměrňovač — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Estonian: inverter — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Finnish: vaihtosuuntaaja — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Finnish: invertteri — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • French: onduleur — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • German: Wechselrichter — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Greek: αναστροφέας (anastroféas) — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Polish: falownik — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Polish: inwerter — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Polish: przetwornica — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Romanian: invertor — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Spanish: inversor — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Turkish: güç çevirici — a device that converts DC electricity into AC
  • Turkish: invertör — a device that converts DC electricity into AC