"parasitic element" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parasitic elements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasitic element (plural parasitic elements)
  1. (electronics) A circuit element or property that is present within an electrical component, and has a negative effect on the performance of the circuit. Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (circuit element or property that has a negative effect on the performance of the circuit): element pasożytniczy [masculine] (Polish), element parazitic [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-parasitic_element-en-noun-Z55TwgcZ Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'circuit element or property that has a negative effect on the performance of the circuit': 61 39
  2. (radio) An antenna element that receives and re-emits energy from the driven element, which has an effect on the performance of the antenna. Categories (topical): Radio Synonyms (antenna element): radiator [passive]
    Sense id: en-parasitic_element-en-noun-gmOUuxQa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Topics: broadcasting, media, radio Disambiguation of 'antenna element': 30 70

Inflected forms

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