emitter

emitter

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti
Proto-Italic *meitō
Old Latin mītō
Latin mittō
Latin ēmittōbor.
English emit
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English emitter

    From emit + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əmɪtə/, /iːmɪtə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    emitter (plural emitters)

    1. That which emits something.
    2. (electronics) One terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

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    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English emitter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌiˈmɪ.tər/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: emit‧ter
    • Rhymes: -ɪtər

    Noun

    emitter m (plural emitters, no diminutive)

    1. emitter (terminal of a transistor)

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    Verb

    emitter

    1. imperative of emittere
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