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インバーター (inbaataa) Japanese meaning: inverter | Kotomora

インバーター

also: インバータ

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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inverter

Technical term in computing and electronics for a device that converts DC to AC or performs logical negation.

このインバーターは直ちょく流りゅうを交こう流りゅうに変へん換かんします

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This inverter converts direct current to alternating current.

Don't confuse with

バーター
インバーター (inverter, an electrical device that converts current) sounds similar to バーター (barter, an exchange of goods) but has a completely unrelated meaning.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Written forms

インバーターUsage40%
Standard katakana spelling; the long vowel is preserved.
インバータUsage60%
Variant spelling without the long vowel; also used in technical contexts.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'inverter'.