Meanings
nounemitter (plural emitters)
plural emitters
- That which emits something.
- businessOne terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
- Proto-Italic*meitō
- Old Latinmītō
- Latinmittō
- Latinēmittō
- Englishemit
- Englishemitter
Translations
Bulgarian предавател, емитер
- предавател (predavatel)that which emits
- емитер (emiter)terminal of a transistor
Catalan emissor, emissor
- emissorthat which emits
- emissorterminal of a transistor
Dutch zender, emitter
- zenderthat which emits
- emitterterminal of a transistor
French émetteur, émetteur
- émetteurthat which emits
- émetteurterminal of a transistor
German Emitter
- Emitterterminal of a transistor
Greek εκπομπός
- εκπομπός (ekpompós)that which emits
Persian امیتر
- امیتر (emiter)terminal of a transistor
Polish emiter, emiter
- emiterthat which emits
- emiterterminal of a transistor
Portuguese emissor
- emissorthat which emits
Romanian emitor
- emitorterminal of a transistor
Spanish emisor
- emisorthat which emits
Tagalog pang-itid
- pang-itidterminal of a transistor
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
emitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emitter
MLA
“emitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emitter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emitter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emitter.
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