emitter

noun — 2 senses

emitter

noun

UK /əmɪtə/

Etymology From emit + -er.

1

That which emits something.

2

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics One terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

Derived terms: alpha emitter, beta emitter, chemoemitter, emitter-coupled logic, nanoemitter, photoemitter, radioemitter, superemitter, surface-conduction electron-emitter display

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