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| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A cumulative process in which a charged particle, by collision with molecules of a gas, gives rise to a large number of charged particles. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A rapid increase of current through a p-n junction resulting from repeated impact ionisations in which the generated current carriers themselves cause impact ionisations, a sharper knee appearing in the characteristic than with Zener breakdown. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "AVALANCHE EFFECT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | avalanche-gennembrud (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), lavine-gennembrud (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), lavineeffekt (avalanche), lavine (avalanche). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | avalanche breakdown (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), lawinedoorslag (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), lawine (avalanche). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vyöryläpilyönti (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), vyöryilmiö (avalanche), vyöry (avalanche, slide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | avalanche (avalanche), rupture par avalanche (avalanche breakdown), effet d'avalanche (avalanche). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Avalanche-Durchbruch (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), Lawineneffekt (avalanche), Lawinendurchbruch (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), Lawinenbildung (avalanche), Lawine (avalanche). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ιονισμός κρούσεως (avalanche, impact ionisation, impact ionization), ιονισμός με κρούση (avalanche, impact ionisation, impact ionization), "ιάσπαση χιονοστιβάδας (avalanche breakdown, breakdown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | valanga (avalanche, flood, spate), scarica disruptiva a valanga (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), effetto valanga (avalanche, snowball effect). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | avalancheay effectay avalanche (avalanche, debris avalanche, landslide, landslip, mudslide, slide, snow slide, snow slip, valleyward snow), efeito de avalanche (avalanche), colapso por avalanche (avalanche breakdown, breakdown). (various references) avalancha (avalanche, onrush, shower, snowslide, spate), rupture de avalancha (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), ruptura en avalancha (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), efecto de avalancha (avalanche). (various references) lavingenombrott (avalanche breakdown, breakdown), lavin (avalanche). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Proper Noun Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-e-e-e-f-f-h-l-n-t-v" | |
-5 letters: Calvacante, Cavalcante. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 1. Translations: Modern 2. Anagrams 3. Bibliography |
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