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rectifier

rec·ti·fi·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rek-tuh-fahy-er]
    • /ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ ər/
    • /ˈrek.tɪ.faɪ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-tuh-fahy-er]
    • /ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ ər/

Definitions of rectifier word

  • noun rectifier a person or thing that rectifies. 1
  • noun rectifier Electricity. an apparatus in which current flows more readily in one direction than the other, for changing an alternating current into a direct current. 1
  • noun rectifier the apparatus that in distillation separates the most volatile material by condensing it; condenser. 1
  • noun rectifier sth or sb that corrects 1
  • noun rectifier an electronic device, such as a semiconductor diode or valve, that converts an alternating current to a direct current by suppression or inversion of alternate half-cycles 0
  • noun rectifier an apparatus for condensing a hot vapour to a liquid in distillation; condenser 0
See all 11 definitions of rectifier

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Origin of rectifier

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; rectify + -er1

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Parts of speech for Rectifier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rectifier

rectifier popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • full-wave rectifier

    a rectifier that transmits both halves of a cycle of alternating current as a direct current.

  • half-wave rectifier

    a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.

  • selenium rectifier

    a rectifier consisting of laminated plates of metal, usually iron, that have been coated with selenium on one side, with rectification taking place because the flow of electrons from the conductive metal to the selenium occurs more readily than the flow in the opposite direction.

  • arc-back

    an undesirable phenomenon, occurring in rectifier tubes, in which current flows in the reverse direction, from anode to cathode, as a result of arcing, limiting the usable voltage of the tube.

  • refrigerator

    a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.

  • transrectifier

    a device, usually a vacuum tube, that provides transrectification.
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