electronics
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1. the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | electron optics, |
| definition | : | the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | microelectronics, |
| definition | : | the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | thermionics, |
| definition | : | the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | base, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | contact, tangency, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | clipper, limiter, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | electronic network, network, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | echo, |
| definition | : | a reflected television or radio or radar beam (noun.attribute) |
| domain member category | : | frequency response, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency (noun.attribute) |
| domain member category | : | redundancy, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | demodulation, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | ripple, |
| definition | : | (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | fault, |
| definition | : | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | sunrise industry, |
| definition | : | a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics) (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | growing, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | series, |
| definition | : | (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other (noun.linkdef) |
| domain member category | : | time constant, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | decouple, |
| definition | : | reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | dope, |
| definition | : | add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | analog, analogue, linear, |
| definition | : | of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | digital, |
| definition | : | of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | stereo, stereophonic, two-channel, |
| definition | : | designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | mono, monophonic, single-channel, |
| definition | : | designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | stand-alone, |
| definition | : | capable of operating independently (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | attenuated, |
| definition | : | of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | solid-state, |
| definition | : | consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | heterodyne, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | electronic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | electronic, |
| definition | : | of or concerned with electrons (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | electronic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | electronic, |
| definition | : | of or concerned with electrons (adj.pert) |
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