rectifying
Making it right
Rectifying is the act of correcting or setting right something that's wrong or faulty: rectifying an error, rectifying an injustice.
In electrical engineering, rectifying converts alternating current to direct current—straightening out the wave.
The underlying idea is making something proper or straight that was crooked or flawed.
Fixing of mistakes
- fixingRestoring proper function
- amendingModifying to improve
- adjustingAltering to correct
- remedyingCorrecting a fault
redressing · revising · reforming · emending · straightening · righting · making amends · putting right
Act of changing states
- alternating currentPeriodically reversing electrical flow
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- converterDevice that transforms input
- inverterChanges DC to AC
semiconductor · current · voltage · AC/DC · signal processing · electronics · circuitry · power supply
Compensation for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- compensationPayment for services rendered
reconciliation · apology · making good · repentance · amends · expiation · penance · redress
Removal of contaminants
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- purifyingRemoving unwanted substances
clarifying · separating · concentrating · extraction · fractionation · alcohol · spirits · ethanol
correction
Fixing of mistakes
remedying · redressing · revising · reforming · emending · straightening · righting · making amends · putting right · resolving
conversion
Act of changing states
- alternating currentPeriodically reversing electrical flow
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- converterDevice that transforms input
inverter · semiconductor · current · voltage · AC/DC · signal processing · electronics · circuitry · power supply · transformer
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
compensation · reconciliation · apology · making good · repentance · amends · expiation · penance · redress · restoring
purification
Removal of contaminants
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
purifying · clarifying · separating · concentrating · extraction · fractionation · alcohol · spirits · ethanol · redistillation
rectifyingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
perpetuating · maintaining · preserving · continuing · prolonging
rectifyingdamaging
Causing loss or injury
worsening · exacerbating · breaking · ruining · destroying
rectifyingdisordering
Disturbing proper arrangement
deranging · disarranging · jumbling · muddling · confusing
direct, correct, erect, rectangle, rectify, rector, rectified, rectification, rectifies