dynamotor
(ˈdaɪ nəˌmoʊ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an electric machine for transforming direct current into alternating current or for altering the voltage of direct current.
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electrical converter
(electrical converter)
Princeton's WordNet
converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa
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commutate
(commutate)
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reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
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converter
(ənˈvɜr tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa.
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inverter
(inverter)
Princeton's WordNet
an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current
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rectifier
(ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an electrical apparatus for changing an alternating current into a direct current.
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choke coil
(choke, choke coil, choking coil)
Princeton's WordNet
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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choke
(choke, choke coil, choking coil)
Princeton's WordNet
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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choking coil
(choke, choke coil, choking coil)
Princeton's WordNet
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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commutate
(ˈkɒm yəˌteɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to convert (alternating current) into direct current by use of a commutator.
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inverter
(ɪnˈvɜr tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device that converts direct current into alternating current.
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nikola tesla
(Tesla, Nikola Tesla)
Princeton's WordNet
United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
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tesla
(Tesla, Nikola Tesla)
Princeton's WordNet
United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
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rectification
(rectification)
Princeton's WordNet
the conversion of alternating current to direct current
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inversion
(ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a conversion of direct current into alternating current.
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rectify
(ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
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induction coil
(ɪnˈdʌk ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a transformer that consists of two concentric coils wound on the same core and is used for producing high-voltage alternating current from low-voltage direct current.
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ac/dc
(ˌeɪ siˈdi si)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
alternating current or direct current.
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volt-ampere
(ˈvoʊltˈæmˌmi tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems.
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ac
(ˈæb zʊg)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also, ac, a.c., alternating current.
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alternator
(ˈɔl tərˌneɪ tər, ˈæl-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a generator of alternating current.
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transform
(transform)
Princeton's WordNet
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
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amplitude
(ˈæm plɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)
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the maximum deviation of an alternating current from its average value.
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rectifier
(rectifier)
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electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
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oscillator
(oscillator)
Princeton's WordNet
generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
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single-phase
(ˈsɪŋ gəl nɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or designating an electrical circuit having an alternating current with one phase.
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alternator
(alternator)
Princeton's WordNet
an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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polyphase
(ˈpɒl iˌfeɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to an electrical circuit carrying alternating current having two or more phases.
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electroluminescence
(ɪˌlɛk troʊˌlu məˈnɛs əns)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
luminescence produced when an alternating current actuates a dielectric phosphor.
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skin effect
(skin effect)
Princeton's WordNet
the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor
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