Noun: transformer tran(t)s'for-mu(r) or trãnz'for-mu(r)
- An electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
"The substation used large transformers to step down the voltage for residential use"
- (computing) neural network architecture in machine learning that uses self-attention mechanisms to process and generate sequential data, widely used in natural language processing
"ChatGPT uses a transformer model"
- [informal] Fictional alien robot that can change into another form
"Optimus Prime is a well-known transformer in popular culture"
Derived forms: transformers
Type of: electrical device
Encyclopedia: Transformer