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buck converter

buck converter noun: a kind of switched-mode power supply: a DC-to-DC converter that steps down voltage (while stepping up current) from its input (supply) to its output (load).

Noun

buck converter (plural buck converters)

  1. A kind of switched-mode power supply: a DC-to-DC converter that steps down voltage (while stepping up current) from its input (supply) to its output (load).

Forms of buck converter

pluralbuck converters

Questions about buck converter

What does buck converter mean?
Buck converter means a kind of switched-mode power supply: a DC-to-DC converter that steps down voltage (while stepping up current) from its input (supply) to its output (load).
What part of speech is buck converter?
Buck converter is a noun.
What is the plural of buck converter?
The plural of buck converter is buck converters.

Words near buck converter in the dictionary

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