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• con|vert|er — «kuhn VUR tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that converts. 2. a person who makes converts. 3. a person who converts raw textile fabrics into finished products by dyeing or bleaching. 4. a rotating device for changing alternating current into… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|vert — «verb. kuhn VURT; noun. KON vurt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to turn (something) to another purpose; change in form, character, or function; transform: »The generators at the dam convert water power into electricity. These machines convert cotton… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|vert|a|plane — «kuhn VUR tuh PLAYN», noun. = convertiplane. (Cf. ↑convertiplane) …   Useful english dictionary

• con|vert|i|bil|i|ty — «kuhn VUR tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. 1. the quality of being convertible: »Trade was freed, and the pound was brought close to convertibility (Atlantic). 2. the right or freedom to exchange the currency of one country for that of another:… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|vert|i|plane — «kuhn VUR tuh PLAYN», noun. an aircraft that operates like a conventional airplane in level flight, but which takes off and lands like a helicopter: »A convertiplane with a helicopter rotor above the fuselage powered by small jet units at the tip …   Useful english dictionary

• con|vert|ite — «KON vuhr tyt», noun. Archaic. a convert …   Useful english dictionary

• con·vert·or — ↑converter …   Useful english dictionary

• in´con|vert´i|bly — in|con|vert|i|ble «IHN kuhn VUR tuh buhl», adjective. not convertible; that cannot be converted or exchanged. Paper money is inconvertible when it cannot be exchanged for gold or silver. –in´con|vert´i|ble|ness, noun. –in´con|vert´i|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• in´con|vert´i|ble|ness — in|con|vert|i|ble «IHN kuhn VUR tuh buhl», adjective. not convertible; that cannot be converted or exchanged. Paper money is inconvertible when it cannot be exchanged for gold or silver. –in´con|vert´i|ble|ness, noun. –in´con|vert´i|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• in|con|vert|i|ble — «IHN kuhn VUR tuh buhl», adjective. not convertible; that cannot be converted or exchanged. Paper money is inconvertible when it cannot be exchanged for gold or silver. –in´con|vert´i|ble|ness, noun. –in´con|vert´i|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary