rectifier

/'rektifaiə/

Thân thiện

An engineer uses a rectifier to convert AC power to DC power for a small motor.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who corrects or sets right: An individual whose role or action is to make something correct, accurate, or just.
   • An electrical device: A device that converts alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC).

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Person):

  • He was known as a rectifier of injustices in the community.
  • The editor acted as a rectifier of factual errors in the manuscript.

• Noun (Electrical Device):

  • The power supply unit contains a rectifier to convert AC from the wall outlet to DC for the computer.
  • A diode is a simple type of rectifier used in many electronic circuits.

Advanced Usage

• In a technical context: The term is precise and most commonly used in electrical engineering and electronics.
  • The efficiency of the bridge rectifier circuit was over 95%.
• In a figurative or formal context: When referring to a person, it often carries a formal or literary tone.
  • She saw her role in the organization as a moral rectifier.

Variants and Related Words

• Rectify (verb): To correct or make right.
  • The company promised to rectify the billing error.
• Rectification (noun): The act or process of correcting something.
  • The rectification of the treaty took several months of negotiation.

Synonyms

• For a person: Corrector, reformer, amender.
• For a device: Converter (specifically AC-to-DC converter), current converter.

Related Phrases

• Full-wave rectifier: An electrical circuit that converts the entire input AC waveform to a pulsating DC waveform.
• Half-wave rectifier: An electrical circuit that converts only one half of the input AC waveform to DC.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who corrects or sets right
   • a rectifier of prejudices
2. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current