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e·mit·ter
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ɪˈmɪt
ər
/
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ih-
mit
-er
]
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noun
1.
a person or thing that
emits
.
2.
Electronics.
an electrode on a transistor from
which
a flow of electrons or holes enters the region between the electrodes.
Origin:
1880–85;
emit
+
-er
1
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emitter
(ɪˈmɪtə)
—
n
1.
a person or thing that emits
2.
a radioactive substance that emits radiation:
a beta emitter
3.
the region in a transistor in which the charge-carrying holes or electrons originate
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