different between trannie vs transformer

English

Noun

trannie (plural trannies)

1. Alternative spelling of tranny
   • 1968, CQ; the Radio Amateur's Journal (volume 24, issues 7-12, page 52)

     Sitting mute, I watched the faint line of smoke fade into oblivion, and with it went the hopes of this CQ Contest... The Receiver power trannie had packed up.

Anagrams

• Tiernan, entrain, tannier

English

Alternative forms

• tformer, t-former (shortening)
• transformator (archaic)

Etymology

transform +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /t?æns?f??m?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t?æns?f??m?/, /t???ns?f??m?/
• Hyphenation: trans?form?er

Noun

transformer (plural transformers)

1. Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
2. (electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately.
3. Alternative letter-case form of Transformer

Derived terms

Related terms

• transform
• transformation

Translations

See also

• metamorphosis
• shape change

Anagrams

• retransform

Danish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [t???ns?f??m?]

Noun

transformer c (singular definite transformeren, plural indefinite transformere)

1. (electrical engineering) transformer

Declension

Synonyms

• transformator

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [t???nsf??me???]

Verb

transformer

1. imperative of transformere

French

Etymology

From Old French transformer, borrowed from Latin tr?nsf?rm?, tr?nsf?rm?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???s.f??.me/

Verb

transformer

1. to transform

Conjugation

Related terms

• transformation

Further reading

• “transformer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

tr?nsf?rmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of tr?nsf?rm?