STEP-UP TRANSFORMER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A transformer that increases voltage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("step-up transformer" is a kind of...):

transformer (an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "step-up transformer"):

cascade transformer (a number of transformers in series; provides a high-voltage source)

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