(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
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growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate
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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a wave…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the cont…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be com…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a wave…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Engineering.(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be com…
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A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not ref…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: growing, crystal, layer, mineral, base.a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
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