Transformer: meaning, definitions and examples

This word can also refer to something or someone that brings significant change or transformation, often in a metaphorical sense.

• She was a transformer in her community, initiating various development projects.
• The book had a transformative effect on his thinking.

This term is typically used for devices that change one form of energy to another or convert electrical signals from one format to another.

• She used a power converter to use her American hair dryer in Europe.
• The audio converter changed the signal from analog to digital.

This word is often used in contexts involving the conversion of one type of energy to another, particularly in sensors and measuring instruments.

• A pressure transducer is used to measure hydraulic pressures.
• Ultrasound machines use transducers to produce images of the body's interior.

Used when referring to a device that changes electrical energy from one circuit to another or within toys and fiction to describe a machine that can change its shape.

• The electrical transformer stepped down the voltage for household use
• The Transformer toy could turn from a car into a robot

A general term for a machine capable of carrying out complex actions automatically, especially when programmable by a computer. It can refer to both real-world machines and fictional characters.

• The factory used a robot to assemble the cars efficiently
• In the movie, the robot developed its own consciousness

Specific to the fictional universe of Transformers, referring to one of the heroic characters fighting against the Decepticons.

• Optimus Prime is an Autobot who leads his team against the Decepticons to protect Earth