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emitter

/ɪˈmɪtə/

/ɪˈmɪtər/

Translations

emitternoun

emitters

/ɪˈmɪtə/

/ɪˈmɪtər/

émetteurSens général et technique.

The laboratory used a radioactive emitter to conduct the experiment.

Le laboratoire a utilisé un émetteur radioactif pour réaliser l'expérience.

Additional translations

émetteurSens écologique et économique, pour une personne, une entreprise ou un pays qui rejette des gaz ou des polluants.

Synonyms

emitteradjective

/ɪˈmɪtə/

/ɪˈmɪtər/

Used attributively in technical contexts, especially electronics (e.g., “emitter resistor”).

émetteurSens technique, surtout en électronique.

The emitter resistor limits the current in the circuit.

La résistance émettrice limite le courant dans le circuit.

emitternoun

A device or object that emits something, especially radiation or particles.

The laboratory used a radioactive emitter to conduct the experiment.

In electronics, the region of a transistor from which charge carriers are emitted.

The engineer adjusted the emitter to improve the transistor's performance.

A person, company, or country that releases or discharges something, especially greenhouse gases or other pollutants.

China is the world's largest carbon emitter.

emitteradjective

Relating to an emitter or the process of emitting, especially describing the transistor terminal.

The emitter resistor limits the current in the circuit.