step-down transformer
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transformer
[trans-for´mer]an induction apparatus for changing electrical energy at one voltage and current to electrical energy at another voltage and current, through the medium of magnetic energy, without mechanical motion.
step-down transformer one for lowering the voltage of the original current.
step-up transformer one for raising the voltage of the original current.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
step-down trans·form·er
(step'down trans-fōr'mĕr)Device used in radiology to decrease the voltage coming into the x-ray tube.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
step-down trans·form·er
(step'down trans-fōr'mĕr)Device used in radiology to decrease the voltage coming into the x-ray tube.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012