rectifier
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: rec‧ti‧fi‧er
Noun
[edit]rectifier (plural rectifiers)
- Something that rectifies.
- A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
- (nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
- (artificial neural networks) The activation function , where x is the input to a neuron.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “a device that converts AC electricity to DC”): power inverter
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]something that rectifies
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a device that converts alternating current into direct current
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See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French rectifier, from Late Latin rectificāre (“rectify, regulate, control”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rectifier
- to rectify
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of rectifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | rectifier | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | rectifiant /ʁɛk.ti.fjɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | rectifié /ʁɛk.ti.fje/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | rectifie /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
rectifies /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
rectifie /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
rectifions /ʁɛk.ti.fjɔ̃/ |
rectifiez /ʁɛk.ti.fje/ |
rectifient /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
imperfect | rectifiais /ʁɛk.ti.fjɛ/ |
rectifiais /ʁɛk.ti.fjɛ/ |
rectifiait /ʁɛk.ti.fjɛ/ |
rectifiions /ʁɛk.ti.fi.jɔ̃/ |
rectifiiez /ʁɛk.ti.fi.je/ |
rectifiaient /ʁɛk.ti.fjɛ/ | |
past historic2 | rectifiai /ʁɛk.ti.fje/ |
rectifias /ʁɛk.ti.fja/ |
rectifia /ʁɛk.ti.fja/ |
rectifiâmes /ʁɛk.ti.fjam/ |
rectifiâtes /ʁɛk.ti.fjat/ |
rectifièrent /ʁɛk.ti.fjɛʁ/ | |
future | rectifierai /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁe/ |
rectifieras /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁa/ |
rectifiera /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁa/ |
rectifierons /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
rectifierez /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁe/ |
rectifieront /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | rectifierais /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
rectifierais /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
rectifierait /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
rectifierions /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
rectifieriez /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁje/ |
rectifieraient /ʁɛk.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | rectifie /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
rectifies /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
rectifie /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
rectifiions /ʁɛk.ti.fi.jɔ̃/ |
rectifiiez /ʁɛk.ti.fi.je/ |
rectifient /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
imperfect2 | rectifiasse /ʁɛk.ti.fjas/ |
rectifiasses /ʁɛk.ti.fjas/ |
rectifiât /ʁɛk.ti.fja/ |
rectifiassions /ʁɛk.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
rectifiassiez /ʁɛk.ti.fja.sje/ |
rectifiassent /ʁɛk.ti.fjas/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | rectifie /ʁɛk.ti.fi/ |
— | rectifions /ʁɛk.ti.fjɔ̃/ |
rectifiez /ʁɛk.ti.fje/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “rectifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin rectifico.
Verb
[edit]rectifier
- to rectify
Conjugation
[edit]This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of rectifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | rectifier | avoir rectifïé | |||||
gerund | en rectifiant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | rectifiant | ||||||
past participle | rectifïé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | rectifi | rectifïes | rectifïe | rectifions | rectifïez | rectifïent |
imperfect | rectifioie, rectifïeie, rectifioe, rectifïeve | rectifioies, rectifïeies, rectifioes, rectifïeves | rectifioit, rectifïeit, rectifiot, rectifïeve | rectifiiiens, rectifiiens | rectifiiiez, rectifiiez | rectifioient, rectifïeient, rectifioent, rectifïevent | |
preterite | rectifiai | rectifias | rectifia | rectifiames | rectifiastes | rectifïerent | |
future | rectifïerai | rectifïeras | rectifïera | rectifïerons | rectifïeroiz, rectifïereiz, rectifïerez | rectifïeront | |
conditional | rectifïeroie, rectifïereie | rectifïeroies, rectifïereies | rectifïeroit, rectifïereit | rectifïeriiens, rectifïeriens | rectifïeriiez, rectifïeriez | rectifïeroient, rectifïereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | rectifi | rectifis | rectifit | rectifions | rectifïez | rectifïent |
imperfect | rectifiasse | rectifiasses | rectifiast | rectifiissons, rectifiissiens | rectifiissoiz, rectifiissez, rectifiissiez | rectifiassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | rectifïe | — | rectifions | rectifïez | — |
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- en:Electronics
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