different between inverter vs inverted

English

Etymology

invert +? -er

Alternative forms

• invertor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)t?(r)

Noun

inverter (plural inverters)

1. something that inverts, or causes inversion
2. (electrical engineering) a power inverter

Translations

See also

• rectifier

Further reading

• Inverter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Inverter (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• reinvert

Galician

Etymology

From Latin invert?.

Verb

inverter (first-person singular present inverto, first-person singular preterite invertín, past participle invertido)

1. to invert
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of inverter
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of inverter

Conjugation

Related terms

• inversión
• inverso

Further reading

• “inverter” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English inverter.

Noun

inverter m (invariable)

1. inverter (device)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

inverter

1. imperative of invertere

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin invert?.

Verb

inverter (first-person singular present indicative inverto, past participle invertido)

1. to invert

Conjugation

Related terms

• inverso

Further reading

• “inverter” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

English

Adjective

inverted

1. Having the order or direction changed, for example turned upside down, reversed or in any other way opposite or contrary.
2. (dated) homosexual
3. (music) (of a chord) Having the lowest note transposed an octave higher
4. (chemistry) (of sugar) Having its polarization changed by hydrolysis; see invert sugar

Translations

Verb

inverted

1. simple past tense and past participle of invert

References

• inverted in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• inverted in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.