"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: 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 32 14 34 Disambiguation of 'something that rectifies': 85 6 3 6
  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), 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 46 17 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 32 14 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 47 17 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 21 37 18 24 Disambiguation of 'a device that converts alternating current into direct current': 2 86 5 7
  3. (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-6YVfKmRo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 32 14 34 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
    Sense id: en-rectifier-en-noun-uAfQYK0v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 32 14 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mercury arc rectifier, silicon-controlled rectifier Related terms: inverter

Inflected forms

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