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commutateenUK
com·mu·tate C0519700 (kŏm′yə-tāt′)tr.v. com·mu·tat·ed, com·mu·tat·ing, com·mu·tates To reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half-cycle to produce a unidirectional current. [Back-formation from commutator.]commutate (ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Electronics) to reverse the direction of (an electric current)2. (Electronics) to convert (an alternating current) into a direct currentcom•mu•tate (ˈkɒm yəˌteɪt) v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 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. [1645–55; back formation from commutation] commutate Past participle: commutated Gerund: commutating
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commutate | commutate |
Present |
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I commutate | you commutate | he/she/it commutates | we commutate | you commutate | they commutate |
Preterite |
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I commutated | you commutated | he/she/it commutated | we commutated | you commutated | they commutated |
Present Continuous |
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I am commutating | you are commutating | he/she/it is commutating | we are commutating | you are commutating | they are commutating |
Present Perfect |
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I have commutated | you have commutated | he/she/it has commutated | we have commutated | you have commutated | they have commutated |
Past Continuous |
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I was commutating | you were commutating | he/she/it was commutating | we were commutating | you were commutating | they were commutating |
Past Perfect |
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I had commutated | you had commutated | he/she/it had commutated | we had commutated | you had commutated | they had commutated |
Future |
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I will commutate | you will commutate | he/she/it will commutate | we will commutate | you will commutate | they will commutate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have commutated | you will have commutated | he/she/it will have commutated | we will have commutated | you will have commutated | they will have commutated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be commutating | you will be commutating | he/she/it will be commutating | we will be commutating | you will be commutating | they will be commutating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been commutating | you have been commutating | he/she/it has been commutating | we have been commutating | you have been commutating | they have been commutating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been commutating | you will have been commutating | he/she/it will have been commutating | we will have been commutating | you will have been commutating | they will have been commutating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been commutating | you had been commutating | he/she/it had been commutating | we had been commutating | you had been commutating | they had been commutating |
Conditional |
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I would commutate | you would commutate | he/she/it would commutate | we would commutate | you would commutate | they would commutate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have commutated | you would have commutated | he/she/it would have commutated | we would have commutated | you would have commutated | they would have commutated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | commutate - reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional currentchange by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
commutateenUK
Words related to commutateverb reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional currentRelated Words- change by reversal
- reverse
- turn
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