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Rectifier vs Converter - What's the difference?

rectifier | converter |

As nouns the difference between rectifier and converter

is that rectifier is something that rectifies while converter is a person or thing that converts.

rectifier

English

(wikipedia rectifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * inverter

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    converter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that converts.
  • A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * convertor

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