half-wave rectifier
noun Electronics.
a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.
Words nearby half-wave rectifier
half-turn, half-turning, half-used, half-volley, half-wave plate, half-wave rectifier, half-wit, half-witted, half-year, halfback, halfbeak
Compare full-wave rectifier.
Origin of half-wave rectifier
First recorded in 1925–30
OTHER WORDS FROM half-wave rectifier
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