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half-wave rectifier
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noun Electronics.
a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.
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Origin of half-wave rectifier
First recorded in 1925–30
OTHER WORDS FROM half-wave rectifier
half-wave rectification, nounWords nearby half-wave rectifier
half-turning, half twist, half-used, half volley, half-wave plate, half-wave rectifier, halfway, halfway house, half Wellington, half-wit, half-witted
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