rectifier

American  

[rek-tuh-fahy-er] / ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that rectifies.

2. Electricity. 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 distillation separates the most volatile material by condensing it; condenser.

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rectifier British  

/ ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪə /

noun

1. an electronic device, such as a semiconductor diode or valve, that converts an alternating current to a direct current by suppression or inversion of alternate half cycles

2. chem an apparatus for condensing a hot vapour to a liquid in distillation; condenser

3. a thing or person that rectifies

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rectifier Scientific  

/ rĕk′tə-fī′ər /

1. An electrical device that converts alternating current to direct current. Rectifiers are most often made of a combination of diodes, which allow current to pass in one direction only.

2. Compare converter transformer

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Etymology

Origin of rectifier

First recorded in 1605–15; rectify + -er ¹