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op-amp

op-amp noun: a certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.

Noun

op-amp (plural op-amps)

  1. A certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.

Forms of op-amp

pluralop-amps

Origin of op-amp

Clipping of operational amplifier.

Questions about op-amp

What does op-amp mean?
Op-amp means a certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.
What part of speech is op-amp?
Op-amp is a noun.
What is the plural of op-amp?
The plural of op-amp is op-amps.

Words near op-amp in the dictionary

  1. oozy
  2. op
  3. op art
  4. op shop
  5. op shops
  6. op-amp
  7. op-amps
  8. op-ed
  9. op-edded
  10. op-edding
  11. op-eds

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