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Noun
S: (n) characteristic curve, characterisic function ((electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters)
S: (adj) attenuated (of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion)
S: (adj) solid-state (consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices)
S: (adj) heterodyne (of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations)
S: (n) base ((electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector)
S: (n) contact, tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact) "they forget to solder the contacts"
S: (n) limiter, clipper ((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)) "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
S: (n) echo (a reflected television or radio or radar beam)
S: (n) frequency response ((electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency)
S: (n) redundancy ((electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails)
S: (n) modulation ((electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase)
S: (n) demodulation ((electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave)
S: (n) characteristic curve, characterisic function ((electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters)
S: (n) ripple ((electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value)
S: (n) pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse ((electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)) "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
S: (n) fault ((electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)) "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
S: (n) sunrise industry (a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics))
S: (n) growing ((electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state)
S: (n) series ((electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other) "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
S: (n) 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)
S: (v) decouple (reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another))
S: (v) dope (add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties) "The resistors have been doped"