(from the article `rectifier`) ...current is used to produce a pulsating direct current, the process is called half-wave rectification. When both polarities are used, producing a ...
a rectifier that converts AC to DC by inverting negative portion of AC sine wave.
[n] - rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave
2-diode or 4-diode rectifier circuit that permits utilisation of the positive and negative half-cycles of an AC voltage
noun rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave
a rectifier that transmits both halves of a cycle of alternating current as a direct current. Cf. half-wave rectifier.