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• noun (Context 1)
A specialized electronic component with two terminals that acts primarily as a one-way switch, allowing electrical current to flow easily in one direction while severely restricting it in the opposite direction.
Usage Example
"The engineering students used a light-emitting rectifier in their breadboard circuit to indicate when power was flowing."
Strong
rectifier
Weak
semiconductor
• noun (Context 2)
An early type of thermionic vacuum tube containing exactly two electrodes—a heated cathode and an anode—used primarily for signal detection and rectification.
Usage Example
"Early radio receivers relied on a vacuum tube valve to detect incoming amplitude-modulated signals."
Strong
valve
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