dc-to-ac inverter

dc-to-ac inverter

[¦dē‚sē tü ¦ā‚sē in′vərd·ər]
(electricity)
inverter
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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