English Explanatory Dictionary

mercury arc rectifier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rectifier which converts alternating current to direct current, using a cathode tube with a pool of liquid mercury. Now superseded by solid-state rectifiers.

Word forms

mercury arc rectifier mercury arc rectifiers
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