commutate (English, verb)
expansion: commutate (third-person singular simple present commutates, present participle commutating, simple past and past participle commutated)
Senses:
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: To reverse the direction of (a current).
tags: transitive
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: To convert from being or using an alternating current into being or using a direct current.
tags: transitive
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: To commute; to be invariant under a reversal of the positions of operands.
tags: intransitive
topics: business
finance
glosses: To commute; to change one kind of payment into another, especially to convert from several installments to a single lumpsum payment.
tags: transitive
topics: law
glosses: To remove or reduce the legal obligations or restrictions on
tags: transitive
glosses: To transform, especially into a reversed or opposite form.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: commutates
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: commutating
tags: participle
present
form: commutated
tags: participle
past
form: commutated
tags: past