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单词 commutate
释义

commutate

[ kom-yuh-teyt ]
/ ˈkɒm yəˌteɪt /

verb (used with object), com·mu·tat·ed, com·mu·tat·ing.Electricity.

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

Origin of commutate

First recorded in 1645–55; back formation from commutation

Words nearby commutate

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British Dictionary definitions for commutate

commutate
/ (ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪt) /

verb (tr)

to reverse the direction of (an electric current)
to convert (an alternating current) into a direct current
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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