The word "converter" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a device or program that changes a file, signal, or other data from one form to another. For example: "We used a video converter to change the format of the movie file."
In 1861 use of the Kelly converter (for converting iron to steel) spurred the growth of Johnstown's steel industry, which developed the nation's first blooming mill (used to reduce the size of steel ingots) and produced the first American-made steel rails.
No matter whether they choose to spend money on buying expertise, governors of a converter academy will still need to learn a great deal, often in short time, so "you've got to want to take those responsibilities," says Richard Barnard, chair of governors at Robinswood Academy, Gloucester.
"If you're a single converter school, the governing body actually become directors of the company and trustees of the charitable trust.
As more schools open their doors as converter academies, their governing bodies face a stark reality.
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Their quiet backwater in the Ruhr, close to Düsseldorf, is the proposed site for the biggest converter station in Europe.
According to Robert Reed, spokesman for Norcal Waste Systems, the company that collects and recycles the city's trash, "We came back with the idea of mixing it with food scraps and sending the combined degradables to a converter".Norcal Waste is planning to try out special collection carts and biodegradable bags at Duboce Park, a popular dog-walking place.
For the majority of those Americans who get their television free over the air, this will be the big switch-off.The 12m American households with television sets that use rooftop or rabbit-ear aerials to pluck television signals from the ether will need a converter box to receive the new all-digital broadcasting.
Despite a four-month postponement sanctioned by Congress, a $2 billion national publicity campaign and free $40 coupons to help pay for converter boxes, more than 2m television sets will go blank.Fortunately, most Americans pay for television service from a cable, satellite or telephone company.
For a quicker bite, you can pick up rich homemade doughnuts or breaded hard-boiled eggs at an adjacent stand, or flag down an elderly man who sells biscuits from a hole in the wall for $.20 each.Searching for a power converter for any plug or a quick soldering job?
Dr Eisenberger's proposal employs ceramic blocks similar to those found in a car's catalytic converter.
