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RECTIFIER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does rectifier mean?

• RECTIFIER (noun)
The noun RECTIFIER has 2 senses:

1. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
2. a person who corrects or sets right

Familiarity information: RECTIFIER used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RECTIFIER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rectifier" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rectifier"):

demodulator; detector (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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A person who corrects or sets right

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

a rectifier of prejudices

Hypernyms ("rectifier" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

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