(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
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(electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
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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 term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.In macroeconomics, the total demand for final goods and services in the economy at a given time and price level.; "The decline in Japa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of curr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.the product of voltage and current
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.the product of voltage and current
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the ac…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.In macroeconomics, the total demand for final goods and services in the economy at a given time and price level.; "The decline in Japa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electronics, time, required, current, voltage.
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