| 单词 | transform down |
| 释义 | > as lemmastransform down e. To change an electric current in potential, as from high voltage to low voltage, or in type, as from alternating to continuous. transform up, to raise the voltage while decreasing the current. transform down, to lower the voltage while increasing the current. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > transformer > convert [verb (transitive)] transform1883 1883 tr. Hospitalier Mod. Applic. of Electr. (ed. 2) I. 142 All these apparatus have a common character; they receive electricity and give out electricity, which they transform according to their individual properties. 1888 S. P. Thompson Dynamo-electr. Machinery (ed. 3) 486 At the generating station the alternating currents of low potential were to be transformed by means of an induction-coil to currents of high potential. 1897 T. O'C. Sloane Standard Electr. Dict. (1902) 547 Such dynamo could transform currents up or down. 1902 S. P. Thompson Elem. Lessons Electr. & Magn. 502 To transform continuous currents from one voltage to another it is necessary to employ a rotating apparatus, which is virtually a combination of a motor and a generator. < as lemmas |
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