EMITTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The electrode in a transistor where electrons originate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("emitter" is a kind of...):

electrode (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)

Holonyms ("emitter" is a part of...):

electronic transistor; junction transistor; transistor (a semiconductor device capable of amplification)

Derivation:

emit (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.)