emitter

e·mit  (-mt)

tr.v. e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits

1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat.

2.

a. To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh" (Edith Wharton).

b. To voice; express: emit an opinion.

3. To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.

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[Latin mittere, to send out : -, ex-, ex- + mittere, to send.]

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e·mitter n.

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emitter [ɪˈmɪtə]

n

1. a person or thing that emits

2. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) a radioactive substance that emits radiation a beta emitter

3. (Electronics) the region in a transistor in which the charge-carrying holes or electrons originate

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emitter - the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor - a semiconductor device capable of amplification

Translations

emitter [ɪˈmɪtəʳ] N (Electronics) → emisor m