current rectifier

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• rectifier — [rek′tə fī΄ər] n. 1. a person or thing that rectifies, as by correction or adjustment 2. Elec. a device, esp. a diode, that converts alternating current into direct current …   English World dictionary

• Rectifier — A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), a process known as rectification. Rectifiers have many uses including as components of power supplies and as detectors of radio signals. Rectifiers …   Wikipedia

• rectifier — A device used to change AC (alternating current) into DC (direct current). Some small motorcycles use a single diode for this purpose (half wave rectifiers), the overwhelming majority use four diodes connected in a bridge which yields full wave… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Current clamp — For current clamp recording in neurons, see Electrophysiology#Current clamp. In electrical and electronic engineering, a current clamp or current probe is an electrical device having two jaws which open to allow clamping around an electrical… …   Wikipedia

• rectifier instrument — noun : an instrument used for measuring alternating currents and consisting of a rectifier in conjunction with a direct current meter whose reading gives the value of the rectified alternating current …   Useful english dictionary

• rectifier — /rek teuh fuy euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that rectifies. 2. Elect. an apparatus in which current flows more readily in one direction than the other, for changing an alternating current into a direct current. 3. the apparatus that in… …   Universalium

• Rectifier —   An electrical device for converting alternating current to direct current. The chamber in a cooling device where water is separated from the working fluid (for example ammonia).   ***   A device for converting alternating current to direct… …   Energy terms

• rectifier — noun Date: 1611 one that rectifies; specifically a device for converting alternating current into direct current …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rectifier — noun a) something that rectifies b) a device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode …   Wiktionary

• rectifier — An electronic device for converting alternating to direct voltage, part of the circuit of an x ray machine. [Mediev. L. rectifico, to make right, fr. rectus, right + facio to make] * * * rec·ti·fi·er (rekґtĭ fi″ər) a device for… …   Medical dictionary

• rectifier — UK [ˈrektɪˌfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈrektɪˌfaɪr] noun [countable] physics a piece of electrical equipment that changes alternating current (ac) to direct current (dc) …   English dictionary