rectifier
English
Noun
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
- (a device that converts AC electricity to DC): power inverter
Translations
something that rectifies
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a device that converts alternating current into direct current
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See also
French
Etymology
From Old French rectifier, from Late Latin rectificō, rectificāre (“rectify, regulate, control”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛk.ti.fje/
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Conjugation
Conjugation of rectifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| present participle | rectifiant /ʁɛk.ti.fjɑ̃/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | rectifié /ʁɛk.ti.fje/ | ||||||
| infinitive | |||||||
| simple | rectifier | ||||||
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| gerund1 | |||||||
| simple | rectifiant /ʁɛk.ti.fjɑ̃/ | ||||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle | 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 Only usable with preposition en. | |||||||
| 2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Further reading
- “rectifier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin rectifico.
Conjugation
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rectifier | avoir rectifïé | |||||
| gerund | en rectifiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | rectifïe | — | rectifions | rectifïez | — | ||
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