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Electronic engineering
Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline focused on the design, fabrication, testing and operation of circuits, electronic components, devices, and systems.
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Briggsian logarithm
Engineering; Electronic engineering
(Henry Briggs, 1556-1631). A base-10 logarithm, generally known as a common logarithm. Compare napierian logarithm.
Brewster’s law
Engineering; Electronic engineering
(Sir David Brewster, 1781–1868). For any dielectric reflector, the relationship in which the refractive index is equal to the tangent of the polarizing angle.
cueing receiver
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A (usually miniature) radio receiver used to pick up cues. Example: a receiver carried by a technician, actor, or lecturer. 2. A receiver or other pickup circuit that receives a cuing pulse, ...
alkaline battery
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A battery composed of alkaline cells and characterized by a relatively flat discharge curve under load.
common battery
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A battery shared by two or more different circuits or pieces of equipment. 2. In wire telephony, a central office battery that supplies the entire system.
booster battery
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A battery used to forward bias a diode detector into a favorable region of its conduction curve, or to bias a bolometer into the square-law region of its response. 2. A battery supplying power to ...
contact
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A conducting body (such as a button, disk, or blade) that serves to close an electric circuit when pressed against another conductor. Example: switch contact and spring contact. 2. The state of ...
