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FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does full-wave rectifier mean? 

FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER (noun)
  The noun FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER has 1 sense:

1. rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half waveplay

  Familiarity information: FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("full-wave rectifier" is a kind of...):

rectifier (electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current)


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