transformer

== English == === Alternative forms === tformer, t-former (shortening) transformator (archaic) === Etymology === From transform +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɔːmə/, /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːmə/ Hyphenation: trans‧form‧er === Noun === transformer (plural transformers) Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape. (electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately. (machine learning) A neural network architecture composed of layers of attention which takes sequences of tokens (representing text, images, audio, or other modalities) as input. (fiction) 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): [tʁ̥ɑnsˈfɒːmɐ] ==== Noun ==== transformer c (singular definite transformeren, plural indefinite transformere) (electrical engineering) transformer ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== transformator === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): [tʁ̥ɑnsfɒˈmeɐ̯ˀ] ==== Verb ==== transformer imperative of transformere == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French transformer, borrowed from Latin trānsfōrmāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me/ === Verb === transformer to transform ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== transformation === Further reading === “transformer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === trānsfōrmer first-person singular present passive subjunctive of trānsfōrmō == Swedish == === Noun === transformer indefinite plural of transform