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emitter

noun

/əmɪtə/UK

Etymology

From emit + -er.

borrowed from ēmittō
formed as emitter — “emit + -er”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

Derived

alpha emitter, beta emitter, chemoemitter, emitter-coupled logic, nanoemitter, photoemitter, radioemitter, superemitter, surface-conduction electron-emitter display

Vish — recursive loop

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