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Rectifier

Something that rectifies.

📖 Definitions of "Rectifier"

noun

1
Something that rectifies.
2
A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
3
An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
4
(artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x) = \max(0, x), where x is the input to a neuron.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
correctionnoun	The act of correcting.
rectificationnoun	The action or process of rectifying.
shimnoun	A wedge.
adjusternoun	One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim.
regulatornoun	A device that controls or limits something.
restorernoun	Something or someone that restores.
amendernoun	One who amends.
correctornoun	One who corrects.
reformernoun	One who reforms, or who works for reform.
modifiernoun	(grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
conditionernoun	Hair conditioner.
harmonizernoun	Someone who harmonizes, or brings harmony.
stabilizernoun	Any person or thing that brings stability.
improvernoun	Something that, or someone who, improves something.
fixernoun	A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
redressernoun	One who grants redress.
converternoun	A person or thing that converts.
calibratornoun	A person or device that calibrates.
repairernoun	A person who repairs things.
straightenernoun	A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.