"emitter" meaning in English

See emitter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əmɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /iːmɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: emitters [plural]
Etymology: From emit + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|emit|-er|id2=agent noun}} emit + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} emitter (plural emitters)
  1. That which emits something. Translations (that which emits): предавател (predavatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), emissor [masculine] (Catalan), zender [masculine] (Dutch), émetteur [masculine] (French), εκπομπός (ekpompós) [masculine] (Greek), emiter [masculine] (Polish), emissor [masculine] (Portuguese), emisor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-emitter-en-noun-a5YXQrV5 Disambiguation of 'that which emits': 86 14
  2. (electronics) One terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT). Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (terminal of a transistor): емитер (emiter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), emissor [masculine] (Catalan), emitter [masculine] (Dutch), émetteur [masculine] (French), Emitter (German), امیتر (emiter) (Persian), emiter [masculine] (Polish), emitor [neuter] (Romanian), pang-itid (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-emitter-en-noun-5WGN~S59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 28 72 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'terminal of a transistor': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alpha emitter, beta emitter, chemoemitter, emitter-coupled logic, nanoemitter, photoemitter, radioemitter, superemitter, surface-conduction electron-emitter display

Inflected forms

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