rectifier

A noun referring to an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), or a person who corrects or makes something right.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un dispositif électrique qui convertit le courant alternatif (AC) en courant continu (DC), ou une personne qui corrige ou rend quelque chose de correct.

1. Electrical device B2 formal technical

   An electrical device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC).

   • The power supply uses a rectifier to convert AC to DC.
   • He replaced the faulty rectifier in the circuit.
   • Modern rectifiers are highly efficient and compact.

   🇫🇷redresseur (électrique)

2. Person who corrects C1 formal

   A person who corrects or makes something right, especially in a moral or procedural sense.

   • The rectifier of the document ensured all errors were fixed.
   • He acted as a rectifier of the company's flawed policies.
   • The rectifier of the historical record published a new edition.

   🇫🇷Personne qui corrige

   Synonymes: reformer

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