Look up: rectifier

1. rectifier
   [n] - a person who corrects or sets right 2. [n] - electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
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2. rectifier
   A component that converts alternating current into direct current.
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3. Rectifier
   An electrical component (or in special cases a circuit configuration) that passes electrical current in one direction only. See also Diode
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4. Rectifier
   Electronic device which is used to keep the direction of flow in AC electricity constant. They are a vital element in the power supplies of all electronic devices which run on domestic mains (AC) electricity.
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5. Rectifier
   A device that passes current in only the forward direction. See also: Bridge Rectifier, Diode, Half Wave Rectifier.
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6. Rectifier
   Circuit using semiconductor diodes to change an alternating (AC) current into a direct (DC) current
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7. Rectifier
   An object or device that converts alternating current (A.C.) into direct current (D.C either by the inversion of the suppression of alternate half-waves of the alternating current (A.C.).
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8. rectifier
   an electric energy transducer that converts alternating current to unidirectional current Category: Electrical engineering and energy • that part of an absorption machine in which entrained absorbent is removed from the refrigerant vapour before condensation Category: Mechanical engin...
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9. Rectifier
   Rec'ti·fi`er noun 1. One who, or that which, rectifies. 2. Specifically: (a) (Nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. (b) (Chemistry) A rectificator.
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10. rectifier
    1. One who, or that which, rectifies. ... 2. <chemistry> Specifically: A rectificator. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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11. rectifier
    noun electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
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12. rectifier
    noun a person who corrects or sets right; `a rectifier of prejudices`
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13. Rectifier
    • (n.) Specifically: (a) (Naut.) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. (b) (Chem.) A rectificator. • (n.) One who, or that which, rectifies.
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14. rectifier
    device that converts alternating electric current into direct current. It may be an electron tube (either a vacuum or a gaseous type), vibrator, ... [9 related articles]
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15. Rectifier
    A device that converts alternating current to direct current. See inverter.
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16. Rectifier
    An electrical device used to change AC power into DC power.
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17. Rectifier
    A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. The process is known as rectification. Physically, rectifiers take a number of forms, including vacuum tube diodes, mercury-a...
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18. rectifier
    electric energy converter that changes single-phase or polyphase alternating electric currents to unidirectional current
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19. rectifier
    an a.c./d.c. converter for rectification
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20. rectifier
    a static convertor for the conversion of alternating current to direct or undulating current
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21. rectifier
    device by means of which an alternating current is changed into a unidirectional current
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22. Rectifier
    An electrical device for converting alternating current to direct current. The chamber in a cooling device where water is separated from the working fluid (for example ammonia).
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23. rectifier
    A device such as an electron tube or semiconductor junction which converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) by allowing more current to flow through it in one direction than another. A half-wave rectifier transmits only one polarity of the alternating current, producing a pulsating di...
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24. rectifier
    • An electrical device for converting alternating current to direct current, as in a battery charger or converter. See also inverter. • The chamber in a cooling device where water is separated from the working fluid (for example ammonia).
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25. rectifier
    rectifier, component of an electric circuit used to change alternating current to direct current. Rectifiers are made in various forms, all operating on the principle that current passes through them freely in one direction but only slightly or not at all in the opposite direction. One early type of...
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