rectifier
a person or thing that rectifies.
Electricity. an apparatus in which current flows more readily in one direction than the other, for changing an alternating current into a direct current.
the apparatus that in distillation separates the most volatile material by condensing it; condenser.
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How to use rectifier in a sentence
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.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe 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.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerThe circuit of a mercury-arc rectifier charging outfit is shown in Fig. 415.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster Miller
Where no direct current supply is available, a motor-generator or a rectifier must be installed.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. Witte
British Dictionary definitions for rectifier
/ (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪə) /
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
chem an apparatus for condensing a hot vapour to a liquid in distillation; condenser
a thing or person that rectifies
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Scientific definitions for rectifier
[ rĕk′tə-fī′ər ]
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. Compare converter transformer.
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