"varactor" meaning in All languages combined

See varactor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: varactors [plural], varactor diode [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of variable + reactor. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|variable|reactor}} Blend of variable + reactor Head templates: {{en-noun}} varactor (plural varactors)
  1. (electronics) A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage. Synonyms: varicap, tuning diode Translations (solid-state diode): varaktori (Finnish), kapasitanssidiodi (Finnish), diode à capacité variable [feminine] (French), diode varicap [feminine] (French), diodo varicap [masculine] (Italian), varicap [masculine] (Italian), diodo de capacidad variable [masculine] (Spanish), diodo varicap [masculine] (Spanish)

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from English varactor or French varactor. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|en|varactor}} Borrowed from English varactor, {{bor|ro|fr|varactor}} French varactor Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|varactoare}} varactor n (plural varactoare) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=varactoarelor|gpi=varactoare|gsd=varactorului|gsi=varactor|n=|npd=varactoarele|npi=varactoare|nsd=varactorul|nsi=varactor|vp=varactoarelor|vs=varactorule}} Forms: varactoare [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], varactor [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], varactorul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], varactoare [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], varactoarele [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], varactor [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], varactorului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], varactoare [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], varactoarelor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], varactorule [singular, vocative], varactoarelor [plural, vocative]
  1. varactor Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-varactor-ro-noun-VkL~rmF4 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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