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Converter vs Convector - What's the difference?

converter | convector |

As nouns the difference between converter and convector

is that converter is a person or thing that converts while convector is a space heater that transfers heat by convection; a radiator.

converter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that converts.
  • A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * convertor

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----

    convector

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A space heater that transfers heat by convection; a radiator