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varactor

noun

Etymology

Blend of variable + reactor.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from ācta
  3. derived from acte
  4. inherited from acte
  5. prefixed as react — “re + act”
  6. formed as reactor — “react + -or”
  7. compounded as varactor — “variable + reactor”

Definitions

  1. A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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