chỉnh lưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 整流, composed of 整 (“to fix”) and 流 (“the current”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˩ liw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˨ lɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨn˨˩˦ lɨw˧˧]

Verb

chỉnh lưu

1. (electrical engineering) to rectify electric current; to commutate from AC to DC

   Mạch chỉnh lưu ― Rectifier Circuit; a circuit to rectify