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RECTIFIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rectifier" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rectifier"):
demodulator; detector (rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)
full-wave rectifier (rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who corrects or sets right
Example:
a rectifier of prejudices
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rectifier" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
rectify (set straight or right)
