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photochopper

photochopper noun: an optoelectronic device that converts a DC input signal into a higher frequency signal.

Noun

photochopper (plural photochoppers)

  1. An optoelectronic device that converts a DC input signal into a higher frequency signal.
    • A typical photochopper circuit is made up of two neon bulbs electrically connected in the form of a relaxation oscillator (Fig. 5).1963, Space/aeronautics - Volume 40, page 98
    • ... the isolation between the bulb and photochopper must be 170 db.1966, Richard F. Shea, Amplifier handbook, page 18-66

Forms of photochopper

pluralphotochoppers

Origin of photochopper

From photo- + chopper.

Questions about photochopper

What does photochopper mean?
Photochopper means an optoelectronic device that converts a DC input signal into a higher frequency signal.
What part of speech is photochopper?
Photochopper is a noun.
What is the plural of photochopper?
The plural of photochopper is photochoppers.

Words near photochopper in the dictionary

  1. photochlorination
  2. photochlorinations
  3. photocholesterol
  4. photochop
  5. photochopped
  6. photochopper
  7. photochoppers
  8. photochopping
  9. photochops
  10. photochrom
  11. photochromatic

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