"rectifier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rectifier.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rectifiers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English rectify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English rectifier From rectify + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|rectify|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English rectify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English rectifier [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "rectifier", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="rectifier"> From rectify + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rectifier (plural rectifiers)
  1. Something that rectifies. Translations (something that rectifies): oikaisija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-udemUhdj Disambiguation of 'something that rectifies': 91 1 3 5
  2. A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode. Translations (a device that converts alternating current into direct current): токоизправител (tokoizpravitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 整流器 (zhěngliúqì) (Chinese Mandarin), střídač [masculine] (Czech), gelijkrichter [masculine] (Dutch), tasasuuntaaja (Finnish), Gleichrichter [masculine] (German), ανορθωτής (anorthotís) [masculine] (Greek), penyearah (Indonesian), penerus (Malay), prostownik [masculine] (Polish), circuito retificador [masculine] (Portuguese), redresor [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-DoJNLTuc Categories (other): Electronics Disambiguation of Electronics: 4 49 4 43 Disambiguation of 'a device that converts alternating current into direct current': 0 94 1 5
  3. (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-6YVfKmRo Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mercury arc rectifier, silicon-controlled rectifier Related terms: inverter

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "something that rectifies",
      "word": "oikaisija"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "tokoizpravitel",
      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "токоизправител"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zhěngliúqì",
      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "word": "整流器"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "word": "tasasuuntaaja"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gleichrichter"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "anorthotís",
      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ανορθωτής"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "word": "penyearah"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
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      "word": "penerus"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "prostownik"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "circuito retificador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "a device that converts alternating current into direct current",
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    }
  ],
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}

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