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joule thief

joule thief noun: a small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.

Noun

joule thief (plural joule thieves)

  1. A small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.

Forms of joule thief

pluraljoule thieves

Questions about joule thief

What does joule thief mean?
Joule thief means a small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.
What part of speech is joule thief?
Joule thief is a noun.
What is the plural of joule thief?
The plural of joule thief is joule thieves.

Words near joule thief in the dictionary

  1. Joulakian
  2. Joulakians
  3. joule
  4. Joule heat
  5. Joule heating
  6. joule thief
  7. joule thieves
  8. Joule's cycle
  9. Joule's law
  10. Joule-Kelvin effect
  11. Joule-Kelvin effects

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