Electronic engineering

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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dial

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A graduated scale, arranged horizontally, vertically, in a circle, or over an arc. Used to show the distance through which a variable component (such as a potentiometer, variable capacitor, or ...

direct ground

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A ground connection made by the shortest practicable route. Compare indirect ground. 2. An earth ground.

block

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A group of data words or digits. 2. A group of memory storage spaces. 3. A circuit that operates as an identifiable unit. 4. The symbol for a circuit, stage, unit, or device in a block diagram.

chord

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A harmonious mixture of musical tones of various frequencies. 2. A straight line that joins two points on a curve (such as an arc of a circle). 3. The width of an airfoil.

beacon

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A beam of radio waves, or a radio signal, that is used for navigation and/or direction finding. 2. A transmitter that radiates a beam of radio waves, or a radio signal, as an aid in navigation ...

1. A beam-forming plate in a beam-power tube. 2. A deflection plate in a cathode-ray tube. 3. A deflection coil or yoke in a picture tube, camera tube, or magnetic-deflection oscilloscope tube. 4. ...

burn

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A blemish on the screen of a cathode-ray tube (CRT), caused by destruction of the phosphor there. This results from prolonged focusing of an intense electron beam in one spot. 2. A blemish on the ...