Meanings
nounvaractor (plural varactors)
plural varactors · alternative varactor diode
- businessA solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
Synonyms: varicap, tuning diode
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
Similar
varicaptuning diode
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Origin
Translations
Finnish varaktori, kapasitanssidiodi
- varaktorisolid-state diode
- kapasitanssidiodisolid-state diode
French diode à capacité variable, diode varicap
- diode à capacité variablesolid-state diode
- diode varicapsolid-state diode
Italian diodo varicap, varicap
- diodo varicapsolid-state diode
- varicapsolid-state diode
Polish dioda pojemnościowa
- dioda pojemnościowasolid-state diode
Spanish diodo de capacidad variable, diodo varicap
- diodo de capacidad variablesolid-state diode
- diodo varicapsolid-state diode
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APA
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“varactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varactor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varactor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varactor.
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