変へん圧あつ器き

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Meanings

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electricity / electronics

Technical term in electrical engineering for a device that changes voltage.

変へん圧あつ器きは電でん圧あつを変かえる装そう置ちです。
A transformer is a device that changes voltage.

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Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
圧pressure, push, overwhelm
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Related words

トランスフォーマー
変圧器 is the standard Japanese term for an electrical transformer, while トランスフォーマー in this sense is a rare, mostly outdated loanword.
トランス
変圧器 is the formal technical term for a transformer, while トランス is the common abbreviation used in everyday and technical speech alike.

Word family

可か変へん変へん圧あつ器き
variable transformer
柱ちゅう上じょう変へん圧あつ器き
pole-mounted transformer; distribution transformer
絶ぜつ縁えん変へん圧あつ器き
isolation transformer
逓てい降こう変へん圧あつ器き
step-down transformer
降こう圧あつ変へん圧あつ器き
step-down transformer

Built from

変へん圧あつ+器き

Etymology

Compound of 変 (hen, 'change') + 圧 (atsu, 'pressure/voltage') + 器 (ki, 'device'). The term is a direct calque of English 'transformer'.