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half-wave rectifier

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noun Electronics.

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

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Origin:
1925–30

Related forms

half-wave rectification, noun

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Half-wave rectifier is always a great word to know.

So is reactance. Does it mean:

opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current

electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals

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