(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
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Relaxation time
the time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
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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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The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or wave…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the syst…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensat…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: time, constant, exponential, return, system.a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "e…
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