NOUN | artifact | rectifier | electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current |
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person | rectifier | a person who corrects or sets right |
Sounds | reh'ktahfay.er | |
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Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... |
Meaning | electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current. | |
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Narrower | detector, demodulator | rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave |
full-wave rectifier | rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave | |
Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
Spanish | rectificador | |
Catalan | rectificador |
Meaning | A person who corrects or sets right. | |
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Example | "a rectifier of prejudices" | |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Verbs | rectify | set straight or right |
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