NOUN | artifact | commutator | switch for reversing the direction of an electric current |
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Meaning | switch for reversing the direction of an electric current. | |
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Broader | switch, electric switch, electrical switch | Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
Spanish | conmutador | |
Catalan | commutador | |
Verbs | commutate | reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current |
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