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half-wave rectifier

American

noun

Electronics.

a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.

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half-wave rectification

noun

Etymology

Origin of half-wave rectifier

First recorded in 1925–30

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The rectifier shown in Figure 50 is a "half-wave" rectifier.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

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