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photochopper

noun

Etymology

From photo- + chopper.

  1. inherited from choppen
  2. suffixed as chopper — “chop + er”
  3. prefixed as photochopper — “photo + chopper”

Definitions

  1. An optoelectronic device that converts a DC input signal into a higher frequency signal.

    • A typical photochopper circuit is made up of two neon bulbs electrically connected in the form of a relaxation oscillator (Fig. 5).
    • ... the isolation between the bulb and photochopper must be 170 db.
    • Electric pulses with a frequency proportional to the angular velocity of the cups are obtained by means of radial magnets on the rotor axis and fixed transducers or by means of a photochopper.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA