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rectifier definition

rec·ti·fier (rek′tə fī′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that rectifies, as by correction or adjustment
  2. Elec. a device, esp. a diode, that converts alternating current into direct current

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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