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emitter

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əmɪtə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /iːmɪtə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 M IH1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

That which emits something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electrode

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth2eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emitter From emit + -er.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: предавател (predavatel) — that which emits
  • Catalan: emissor — that which emits
  • Dutch: zender — that which emits
  • French: émetteur — that which emits
  • Greek: εκπομπός (ekpompós) — that which emits
  • Polish: emiter — that which emits
  • Portuguese: emissor — that which emits
  • Spanish: emisor — that which emits
  • Bulgarian: емитер (emiter) — terminal of a transistor
  • Catalan: emissor — terminal of a transistor
  • Dutch: emitter — terminal of a transistor
  • French: émetteur — terminal of a transistor
  • German: Emitter — terminal of a transistor
  • Persian: امیتر (emiter) — terminal of a transistor
  • Polish: emiter — terminal of a transistor
  • Romanian: emitor — terminal of a transistor
  • Tagalog: pang-itid — terminal of a transistor