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rectifier

rek tuh fahy er

  • n  electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
  • n  a person who corrects or sets right
    a rectifier of prejudices

  • For a start, they are trying to make a rectifier, a simple device for changing the periodically reversing flow of electrons in alternating current (AC) into the one-way flow of .
  • Last week Texas Instruments began manufacturing a germanium "mesa" transistor; this week General Electric starts full production of a controlled rectifier that can handle a .
  • The Klein "speech rectifier" includes a tiny microphone that is worn over the larynx.
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  • Rhodri Morgan in BBC News
    Mr Morgan said: "International Rectifier is a hugely successful company with an international lead in the semi-conductor market, and this announcement will be very warmly welcomed in Newport and South Wales. Our backing for this project has been...

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