commutate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *commutate*:
VERB	change	commutate	reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current

commutate > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa.myahtey't
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *commutate*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	change by reversal, turn, reverse	change to the contrary
Catalan	commutar
Adjectives	commutative	(of a binary operation) independent of order
Nouns	commutator	switch for reversing the direction of an electric current

HyperDic: commutate