Associations to the word «Commutate»
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Wiktionary
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (electronics) To reverse the direction of (a current).
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (electronics) To convert from being or using an alternating current into being or using a direct current.
COMMUTATE, verb. (intransitive) (mathematics) To commute; to be invariant under a reversal of the positions of operands.
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (finance) To commute; to change one kind of payment into another, especially to convert from several installments to a single lumpsum payment.
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (law) To remove or reduce the legal obligations or restrictions on;
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) To transform, especially into a reversed or opposite form.
Dictionary definition
COMMUTATE, verb. Reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current.
Wise words
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principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
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