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Noun: emitter  i'mi-tu(r)
  1. The electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
    "The engineer tested the voltage at the emitter of the transistor"

Derived forms: emitters

Type of: electrode

Part of: electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor

Encyclopedia: Emitter, base and collector