Associations to the word «Commutate»

Wiktionary

COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (electronics) To reverse the direction of (a current).
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (electronics) To convert from being or using an alternating current into being or using a direct current.
COMMUTATE, verb. (intransitive) (mathematics) To commute; to be invariant under a reversal of the positions of operands.
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (finance) To commute; to change one kind of payment into another, especially to convert from several installments to a single lumpsum payment.
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) (law) To remove or reduce the legal obligations or restrictions on;
COMMUTATE, verb. (transitive) To transform, especially into a reversed or opposite form.

Dictionary definition

COMMUTATE, verb. Reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis