亚洲网紅露点

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commutate

[ kom-yuh-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

Electricity.
commutated, commutating.
  1. to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
  2. to convert (alternating current) into direct current by use of a commutator.


commutate

/ 藞办蓲尘箩蕣藢迟别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. to reverse the direction of (an electric current)
  2. to convert (an alternating current) into a direct current
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of commutate1

First recorded in 1645鈥55; back formation from commutation
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Example Sentences

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In addition to its peculiarity of giving currents of one direction without the employment of commutating devices, such a machine differs from ordinary dynamos in that there is no reaction between armature and field.

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