electronics

Noun
  1. The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (synset 106108876)
    associated with:
    • base - (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
    • contact, tangency - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
    • clipper, limiter - (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)
    • electronic network, network - (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
    • electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor - a semiconductor device capable of amplification
    • characteristic, device characteristic - any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
    • echo - a reflected television or radio or radar beam
    • frequency response - (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
    • redundancy - (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
    • modulation - (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
    • demodulation - (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
    • frequency-response characteristic, frequency-response curve - (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
    • characterisic function, characteristic curve - (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
    • ripple - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
    • impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing - (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
    • fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
    • sunrise industry - a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
    • growing - (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
    • series - (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
    • 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
    • decouple - reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
    • dope - add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
    • analog, analogue, linear - of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
    • digital - of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
    • stereo, stereophonic, two-channel - designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels
    • mono, monophonic, single-channel - designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
    • stand-alone - capable of operating independently
    • attenuated - of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
    • solid-state - consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices
    • heterodyne - of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
    is a type of: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    subtypes:
    • electron optics - the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields
    • microelectronics - the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components
    • thermionics - the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)

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