MEANING
A device or circuit that converts alternating current into direct current.
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- bridge rectifier
- rectifier circuit
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The bridge rectifier fed the control circuit.
A failed rectifier left the system without direct current.
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- rectifier
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular rectifier; plural rectifiers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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