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 [ih-mit-er]  

e·mit·ter

   [ih-mit-er]
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 + -er1
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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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