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Definition of: transformer
(trans·fôr′mər) noun
1. One who or that which transforms.
2. Electr. A device for altering the strength and potential of a current; especially, a form of induction coil used in alternating–current systems of electrical distribution, by which a current of high voltage is transformed to one of lower voltage, or vice versa: classed accordingly either as step–down or step–up transformers.
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