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rectifier

Syllables: rec·ti·fi·er/ˈɹɛktɪfaɪə/US/ˈɹɛktɪfaɪɚ/

rectifier noun: something that rectifies.

Noun

rectifier (plural rectifiers)

  1. Something that rectifies.
  2. A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
  3. An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
  4. (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.

rectifier meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Malay and Indonesian

rectifier in Tamil

அலைதிருத்தி, சீராக்கி, அலை திருத்தி, சீர்படுத்தி, திருத்தி, திருத்தி மின்திருத்தி

rectifier in Malayalam

സംശുദ്ധീകാരി, ദൃഷ്ടകാരി, വൈദ്യുതി നേ൪ദിശയിലാക്കുന്നതിനുളള ഉപകരണം, ഭേദഗതി ചെയ്യുന്നതിനുളള സങ്കേതം

rectifier in Malay

a device that converts alternating current into direct current
penerus

rectifier in Indonesian

a device that converts alternating current into direct current
penyearah

Antonyms of rectifier

Forms of rectifier

pluralrectifiers

Plural of rectifier: rectifiers

Origin of rectifier

From rectify + -er.

Words formed from rectifier

Questions about rectifier

What does rectifier mean?
Rectifier means something that rectifies.
What is rectifier in Tamil?
Rectifier in Tamil is அலைதிருத்தி, சீராக்கி, அலை திருத்தி. See Rectifier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rectifier?
Rectifier is a noun.
How do you pronounce rectifier?
Rectifier is pronounced /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of rectifier?
The plural of rectifier is rectifiers.

Words near rectifier in the dictionary

  1. rectified
  2. rectified linear unit
  3. rectified linear units
  4. rectified spirit
  5. rectified spirits
  6. rectifier
  7. rectifiers
  8. rectifies
  9. rectiflexible
  10. rectiformer
  11. rectiformers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rectifier (page history and authors); rectifier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rectifier (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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