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verb
To reverse the direction of (a current).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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verb
To convert from being or using an alternating current into being or using a direct current.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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verb
To commute; to be invariant under a reversal of the positions of operands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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verb
To commute; to change one kind of payment into another, especially to convert from several installments to a single lumpsum payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, finance
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verb
To remove or reduce the legal obligations or restrictions on
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
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verb
To transform, especially into a reversed or opposite form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change by reversal, turn, reverse
History
Back-formation from commutation (in the late 19th century), as is commutator (noun) too.
