COMMUTATE


Meaning of COMMUTATE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' käm-y ə - ˌ t ā t, -yü-

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -tat · ed ; -tat · ing

Etymology: back-formation from commutation

Date: 1893

: to reverse every other half cycle of (an alternating current) so as to form a unidirectional current

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