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 3 of 11: from “condenser” to “driver”.
- condenser noun A capacitor.
- conducted interference noun Interference resulting from noise or unwanted signals entering a device by conductive coupling, i.e., by direct coupling.
- connect time noun The amount of time that a circuit is in use, usually in a circuit-switched environment.
- connect up verb To join to a network or supply.
- connectivity noun The ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network.
- connector noun A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses…
- constructive interference noun When two or more waves overlap, and their crests or troughs align, adding together to create a single, larger wave with a greater amplitude…
- contact noun A device designed for repetitive connections.
- contention noun Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
- controller noun Any electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.
- converter noun A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.
- core loss noun Energy lost by hysteresis, eddy currents, or other anomalies in the core of an electrical device such as an armature, inductor…
- corona noun A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high…
- corona discharge noun The ionization of air (or any other fluid) surrounding an electrically energized conductor, as a result of a strong electric field.
- coupling noun A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
- coverage noun The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
- crimp verb To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
- cross-bonding noun A method to connect power cable by crossing the return conductors between phases to increase cable current rating and reduce electrical…
- crossatron noun A high-power pulsed modulator device, a cold cathode gas-filled tube that combines useful features of thyratrons, vacuum tubes, and power…
- crossband adj Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.
- crossbar switch noun A matrix of switches with multiple input and output lines that form a crossed pattern between which a connection may be established by…
- crosstalk noun Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
- CRT noun Initialism of cathode ray tube.
- crystal set noun An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide…
- CS noun Initialism of circuit-switched.
- cue noun A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- Curie temperature noun The temperature at which the magnetism of a substance changes, specifically when a ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic.
- current noun Ellipsis of electric current.
- current divider noun A simple electronic circuit which reduces an input current by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in…
- cut out noun Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.
- cutover noun The process of quickly replacing a telephone switchboard, in which the connections are duplicated to the new machine and the original…
- cyber transport adj Synonym of networked (“computer networked”); pertaining to computer networks and computer networking
- cycle verb To turn power off and back on
- cycloconversion noun The modification of alternating current to a lower frequency without converting it to direct current.
- cycloconverter noun A device that modifies alternating current to a lower frequency without converting it to direct current
- d noun Abbreviation of data.
- D-sub noun an electrical connector with two or more rows of pins or sockets surrounded by a D-shaped metal shield
- daisy chain verb To connect (several computer devices or peripherals, or other components) in sequence with each other, usually such that the output of one…
- Darlington pair noun A pair of transistors with the emitter of one connected to the base of the other and the collectors connected together, acting as a…
- dat noun Digital Audio Tape, a digital data storage tape format using a dual-spooled cartridge and magnetic tape, used for digital audio and data…
- data noun Ellipsis of mobile data (“digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi”).
- data rate noun The speed at which data is sent over a data link or channel; generally expressed in bytes per second.
- data set noun A modem that connects a device such as a teletype to an ordinary telephone.
- datapad noun A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.
- dawn chorus noun Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise.
- day letter noun A telegram sent during the day for slightly deferred delivery on the same day, cheaper than a fast telegram, typically with a minimum…
- DDD noun Initialism of direct distance dialing (“network-provided service that enables non-local telephone calls to be made without operator…
- DDR noun Initialism of double data rate.
- de-emphasis noun A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter.
- dead zone noun A region where mobile phones do not operate because there is no base station or repeater nearby.
- dead-bug adj Relating to a form of electronic prototyping where integrated circuits are stuck upside down to the breadboard and soldered to directly.
- debounce verb To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short…
- debug verb To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
- decade noun A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.
- decade box noun A piece of test equipment used during prototyping of circuits to vary the resistance, capacitance, or inductance by means of a knob or…
- decay verb To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- default noun the original software programming settings as set by the factory
- delay line noun An electrical or optical component designed to delay the transmission of a signal by a specific amount of time.
- delta noun The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.
- demarc noun The point of demarcation where the provider's network (and responsibility) ends and that of the customer begins.
- demarc extension noun The transmission path originating from the interface of the access provider's side of a telecommunications circuit Demarcation Point within…
- demix verb To reverse the downmixing process for (a track), recovering channels or stems.
- demod verb To demodulate.
- demon dialing noun The use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another…
- demultiplexer noun A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
- depopulate verb To remove the components from a circuit board.
- dequantize verb To convert a digital signal to an analog one.
- destructive interference noun When two waves meet and their crests and troughs cancel each other out, resulting in a smaller wave or no wave at all, occurring when they…
- detection noun The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
- dial-around noun A service that allows an international (or other) telephone call to be made indirectly through another number, thus avoiding the usual call…
- digit trunk noun Synonym of bus (“an electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components”)
- digital decay noun The gradual process by which information online or in digital storage disappears or becomes inaccessible.
- digital electronics noun A field of electronics involving the study of digital signals and the engineering of devices that use or produce them.
- digital footprint noun Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.
- digital meter noun A type of measuring device which records the use of electricity and water, and which then electronically reports the usage to a utility…
- diode noun An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- DIP switch noun A miniature switch designed to be attached to a circuit board to customize the behavior of the circuit.
- diplex adj Involving the transmission of two messages in the same direction at the same time.
- directivity noun A measure of the performance of an antenna compared to an isotropic antenna; the ratio of the maximum value of radiation intensity to the…
- director noun A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.
- disable verb To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
- discharge verb To release (an accumulated charge).
- disconnector noun A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical…
- discrete adj Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
- discrete component noun a component with just one circuit element, either passive (resistor, capacitor, inductor) or active (transistor or vacuum tube).
- dish noun A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.
- displacement noun The transfer of electricity along tubes of induction and thereby polarizing a dielectric.
- displacement current noun The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.
- dither verb To use dot patterns in an image or graphic to simulate colors or shades not in the system palette.
- diverter noun A device for forwarding calls to another telephone line.
- dock noun A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or…
- dope verb To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
- doped adj Describing a semiconductor that has had small amounts of elements added to create charge carriers.
- double talk noun A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.
- downconversion noun The conversion of a high radio frequency to a lower frequency.
- downlead noun An electrical cable connecting an outdoor structure to an indoor or in-ground structure.
- downlink noun The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
- downstrike noun A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
- drain noun One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- driver noun A device that converts an electrical signal to sound waves; the principal component of loudspeakers and headphones.