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autogating

autogating noun: a feature of military image intensifier tubes where the amount of light reaching the intensifier is automatically gated so that bright lights do not damage the unit.

Noun

autogating (uncountable)

  1. A feature of military image intensifier tubes where the amount of light reaching the intensifier is automatically gated so that bright lights do not damage the unit.

Origin of autogating

From auto- + gating.

Questions about autogating

What does autogating mean?
Autogating means a feature of military image intensifier tubes where the amount of light reaching the intensifier is automatically gated so that bright lights do not damage the unit.
What part of speech is autogating?
Autogating is a noun.

Words near autogating in the dictionary

  1. autoganzfeld
  2. autogas
  3. autogases
  4. autogasses
  5. autogated
  6. autogating
  7. autogeneal
  8. autogeneic
  9. autogeneous
  10. autogenerate
  11. autogenerated

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