English > electronics: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices. |
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| Category of | analogue, analog, linear | Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input |
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| attenuated | Of an electrical signal |
| base | (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector |
| characteristic, device characteristic | Any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions |
| characteristic curve, characterisic function | (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic / characteristic of a device varies with other parameters |
| contact, tangency | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors / conductors) touch or are in physical contact |
| decouple | Reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) |
| demodulation | (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave |
| digital | Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits |
| dope | add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties |
| echo | A reflected television or radio or radar beam |
| fault | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) |
| frequency-response curve, frequency-response characteristic | (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency |
| frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
| growing | (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state |
| heterodyne | Of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations |
| limiter, clipper | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude |
| modulation | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave |
| mono, monophonic, single-channel | Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel |
| network, electronic network | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits |
| pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
| redundancy | (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails |
| ripple | (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value |
| series | (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other |
| solid-state | Consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices |
| stand-alone | capable of operating independently |
| stereophonic, stereo, two-channel | Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels |
| sunrise industry | A new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics) |
| time constant | (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 |
| transistor, junction transistor, electronic transistor | A semiconductor device capable of amplification |
| Narrower | electron optics | The branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields |
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| microelectronics | The branch of electronics that deals with miniature components |
| thermionics | The branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes) |
| Broader | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
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| Spanish | electrónica |
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| Catalan | electrònica |
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| Adjectives | electronic | of or relating to electronics |
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| electronic | of or concerned with electrons |
