Definition
整流器 is a technical noun meaning 'rectifier' — an electronic device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). It's a compound word: 整 (to arrange/rectify) + 流 (current/flow) + 器 (device/apparatus). You'll encounter it in electronics, engineering, and power-supply contexts. The English gloss 'commutator' is a false friend — a commutator is a different device (used in DC motors to reverse current direction), so stick with 'rectifier'.
n.
rectifier (electronic device that converts AC to DC)
Examples
- 整流器。Zhège zhěng liú qì kěyǐ bǎ jiāoliú diàn biàn chéng zhíliú diàn.This rectifier can convert AC to DC.
- 整流器。Diànnǎo de diànyuán lǐ yǒu yí gè zhěng liú qì.There is a rectifier inside the computer's power supply.
- 整流器。Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài cèshì xīn de zhěng liú qì.The engineer is testing the new rectifier.
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