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Pupin system

Pupin system proper noun: a means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire.

Proper noun

the Pupin system

  1. (historical) A means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire.

Forms of Pupin system

alternative formPupin's system

Origin of Pupin system

Invented by Mihajlo Pupin (1858–1935), Serbian physicist.

Questions about Pupin system

What does Pupin system mean?
Pupin system means a means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire.
What part of speech is Pupin system?
Pupin system is a proper noun.

Words near Pupin system in the dictionary

  1. pupilometry
  2. pupils
  3. pupilship
  4. pupilships
  5. Pupin
  6. Pupin system
  7. Pupin's system
  8. pupinid
  9. pupinids
  10. pupinization
  11. pupinize

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