full-wave rectifier

American

[fool-wayv] / ˈfʊlˌweɪv /

noun

Electronics.

a rectifier that transmits both halves of a cycle of alternating current as a direct current.

full-wave rectifier British

noun

an electronic circuit in which both half-cycles of incoming alternating current furnish the direct current output

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