"rectifier" meaning in English

See rectifier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rectifier.wav Forms: rectifiers [plural]
Etymology: From rectify + -er. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{suffix|en|rectify|er|id2=agent noun}} 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': 88 1 4 7
  2. A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode. Categories (topical): Electronics 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), circuito retificador [masculine] (Portuguese), redresor [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-DoJNLTuc Disambiguation of Electronics: 4 42 17 37 Disambiguation of 'a device that converts alternating current into direct current': 0 91 4 5
  3. (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. Categories (topical): Nautical, Electronics
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-6YVfKmRo Disambiguation of Electronics: 4 42 17 37 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron. Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-uAfQYK0v Disambiguation of Electronics: 4 42 17 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 7 18 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 26 9 19 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 7 19 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 5 25 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 3 17 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 8 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 13 22 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 8 18 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 8 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 8 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 20 18 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 23 7 24 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 23 7 24 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 16 18 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 7 24 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 8 18 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mercury arc rectifier, silicon-controlled rectifier Related terms: inverter

Inflected forms

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