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rectifier

[ rek-tuh-fahy-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that rectifies.
  2. Electricity. an apparatus in which current flows more readily in one direction than the other, for changing an alternating current into a direct current.
  3. the apparatus that in distillation separates the most volatile material by condensing it; condenser.


rectifier

/ ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪə /

noun

  1. 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
  2. chem an apparatus for condensing a hot vapour to a liquid in distillation; condenser
  3. a thing or person that rectifies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


rectifier

/ rĕktə-fī′ər /

  1. An electrical device that converts alternating current to direct current. Rectifiers are most often made of a combination of diodes, which allow current to pass in one direction only.
  2. Compare converter


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rectifier1

First recorded in 1605–15; rectify + -er 1
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Example Sentences

Soon, the stores were filled with battery-less radio sets using rectifier tubes.

The mercury arc rectifier is a device for changing an alternating current into a direct current.

The English rectifier endeavours to imitate this by the addition of a little sugar.

The mercury-arc rectifier proper consists of a glass bulb containing vacuum and a small amount of mercury.

The circuit of a mercury-arc rectifier charging outfit is shown in Fig. 415.

Where no direct current supply is available, a motor-generator or a rectifier must be installed.

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