This page gathers the 1,081 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Electrical engineering”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 10 of 11: from “stripboard” to “triad”.
- stripboard noun A type of prototyping board characterized by a ⅒″ regular rectangular grid of holes, with wide parallel strips of copper cladding running…
- structured wiring noun A planned cabling system which systematically lays out the wiring and wire management necessary for communications, including voice, data…
- stub noun A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
- subcarrier noun A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying additional information such as voice or data.
- subfeed noun A part of an electricity or antenna feed.
- subinterface noun A division of one physical interface into multiple logical interfaces.
- subscriber trunk dialling noun A system of automatic connection of trunk calls through dialling a phone number without operator assistance.
- subswitch noun A simpler switch that is a component of a more complex switch, used in telephone exchanges or data routing.
- suicide battery noun A battery whose purpose is, in addition to powering an electronic device, making the powered device permanently unusable once the energy is…
- suicide cable noun A simple electrical cord with prongs on both ends; plugging one end into a live outlet (for example a generator) and the other end into a…
- summator noun A logic circuit or other electronic device whose output is the sum of two or more input signals or values.
- super high frequency noun The frequency area from 3 GHz through 30 GHz, commonly used for microwave devices, WLAN, and radars.
- superband noun A transmission band used in cable television in Europe.
- supercharge noun An instance of supercharging.
- supercharger noun A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack.
- supergroup noun In the L-carrier system, a multiplexed group of channel groups.
- superheterodyne adj Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique.
- supernode noun In nodal analysis: a combination of two nodes which are connected by a voltage source, allowing for the voltage of the nodes to be solved…
- superregenerative adj Being a form of regenerative radio receiver that uses a second lower-frequency oscillation to provide single-device circuit gains
- suppress verb To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- supra-aural adj Pressing onto the ears, and sealing the outer ear (as opposed to being placed in the ear, or hanging onto the ear, or surrounding the ear).
- surface-conduction electron-emitter display noun a flat panel display technology that uses surface conduction electron emitters to provide electrons for every pixel. The electrons strike…
- surface-mount adj Of electronic components, able to be soldered on top of printed circuit boards.
- surface-mount technology noun A method in which the electrical components are mounted directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board.
- surge noun A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- switch noun A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line…
- switchboard noun The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
- switcher noun A switchmode power supply.
- switchgear noun A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
- switchmode adj Being or relating to a power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently.
- switchyard noun Synonym of substation.
- symbol noun A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
- synchro noun A type of rotary electrical transformer that is used for measuring the angle of a rotating machine such as an antenna platform. In its…
- synchronizer noun A kind of arbiter.
- synthesizer noun An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
- syntony noun A condition in which two oscillators have the same resonant frequency.
- Sziklai pair noun A configuration of two bipolar transistors, similar to a Darlington pair but having one NPN and one PNP transistor.
- T wave noun Synonym of T-ray.
- T-ray noun An electromagnetic wave with a frequency intermediate between, and sharing the properties of, short radio waves and long infrared waves…
- tail noun Synonym of pigtail (“a short length of twisted electrical wire”).
- talk time noun The length of time a person can speak on a mobile phone before having to recharge the battery.
- tap noun A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.
- tape out verb To complete the design of an integrated circuit so that the photomask can be sent out for fabrication.
- tapeless adj Not using or requiring the medium of tape, such as audio or video tape.
- tapeout noun The point at which the design of an integrated circuit is completed and the photomask is sent out for fabrication.
- tapper noun In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
- tapping noun A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
- TCAP noun Transaction Capabilities Application Part (SS7)
- teaser noun A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
- TEC noun Initialism of thermoelectric cooler: an electrical heat-transferring device which applies the Peltier effect.
- technography noun Live capture of meeting notes while projecting the real-time transcription to participants.
- telecommunications tower noun A structure intended to support antennas, waveguide and associated equipment for the transmission of signals for wireless communication.
- telemetry noun The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for…
- telephone noun A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two…
- telephone exchange noun Any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.
- teleport noun A satellite ground station.
- terminal noun The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where…
- terminator noun An electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
- tethered adj connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)
- thermal design power noun The maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component which the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under…
- thermal horsepower noun The horsepower of an electric motor, determined by the readings from a thermal-type ammeter.
- thermistor noun A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
- thermopile noun An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
- thin film adj (of a circuit, electronic, etc.) Made with thin films deposited on a ceramic or glass substrate.
- three-way switch noun A type of light switch that can be arranged in pairs to control lights from two locations, as at either end of a stairway or long hallway…
- through-hole technology noun Mounting scheme used for electronic components that involves the use of leads on the components that are inserted into holes drilled in…
- TIM noun Initialism of time interval meter.
- time alignment noun The process of delaying the sound emanating from one or more drivers in a loudspeaker or sound system to correct the transient response so…
- time and frequency transfer noun A scheme where multiple sites share a precise reference time or frequency, commonly used for creating and distributing standard time scales…
- time diversity noun The process of sending the same signal or components of a signal through a communication channel where the same signal is received at…
- time division noun A time slot allocated to one of multiple users when a common channel (multipoint or broadcast) is shared.
- time lady noun A female voice that is heard on a speaking clock that a person could dial to find out the current time, down to the second, before the age…
- time of origin noun The point in time in which a message is released for transmission.
- time stretch analog-to-digital converter noun A device for digitizing analog signals of very high bandwidth, effectively slowing down the original signal in time (or compressing its…
- time switch noun A switch activated automatically at a preset time.
- time-aligned adj Of a sound system, in which the speakers are configured correctly to eliminate timing problems, so that the sound produced by each driver…
- time-assignment speech interpolation noun An analog technique used on certain long transmission links to increase voice transmission capacity.
- time-domain reflectometer noun An electronic instrument used to determine the characteristics of electrical lines by observing reflected pulses.
- time-domain reflectometry noun A technique used to track faults in networks, such as cable breaks or loose connections, in which a pulse of a known shape is transmitted…
- time-frequency analysis noun A technique that studies a signal in both the time and frequency domains simultaneously, using various time-frequency representations.
- time-hopping noun A communications signal technique in which the transmission time is varied according to a pseudorandom sequence, useful in antijamming, etc.
- time-of-use meter noun A device that measures and records the usage of electricity during a prespecified period of the day cumulatively over a meter reading…
- time-of-use rates noun A dynamic electric rate schedule that adjusts prices that are dependent on peak usage, as based on the time of day and season.
- time-varying adj Referring to any voltage of a varying time, current or an electromagnetic wave carrying information.
- toby box noun A box containing a service (fibre optic microducts, mains water, etc.) set into the street or verge for connection to a property, typically…
- tombstoning noun An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat.
- tone dialing noun A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency.
- touch-tone dialing noun A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a tone or combination of tones of specific pitch.
- trace noun A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- tracking noun The synchronization of two or more signals.
- transform verb To subject to the action of a transformer.
- transformer noun A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between…
- transition time noun The amount of time required for the switch output to settle within a given percentage of the final value following a change in the control…
- transmux verb Convert in realtime one telecommunications signal format to another, eg from SONET to DS3.
- traveller noun One of the wires connecting the two members of a pair of three-way switches.
- travelling-wave tube noun A type of vacuum tube which amplifies electromagnetic signals, where the electron gun fires down the tube with an unmodulated electron…
- tree-and-branch adj Of cable television and similar networks: consisting of a main central cable with a separate cable branching off it to each subscriber.
- trellis noun A kind of graph, used in communication theory and encryption, whose nodes are ordered into vertical slices by time, with each node at each…
- triac noun A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered; a bidirectional triode thyristor.
- triad noun On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.