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PREAMPLIFIER

Specialty Definition: PREAMPLIFIER

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

1. An amplifier, the primary function of which is to raise the output of a low-level source to an intermediate level so that the signal may be further processed without appreciable degradation in the signal-to-noise ratio of the system. A preamplifier may include provision for equalizing and/or mixing.2. In radar an amplifier separated from the remainder of the receiver and located so as to provide the shortest possible input circuit path from the antenna so as to avoid deterioration of the signal-to-noise ratio. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Preamplifier

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A preamplifier is an electronic amplifier designed to prepare an electrical signal for further amplification.

Preamplifiers may be:

Examples are:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Preamplifier."

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Crosswords: PREAMPLIFIER

Specialty definitions using "PREAMPLIFIER": external processor loopsonar boomer seismic system. (references)

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Commercial Usage: PREAMPLIFIER

DomainTitle

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: PREAMPLIFIER

"PREAMPLIFIER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "PREAMPLIFIER" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%7133,076

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PREAMPLIFIER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

preamplifier

52

microphone preamplifier

6

phono preamplifier

6

audio preamplifier

6

preamplifier schematic

5

charge preamplifier sensitive

4

circuit photomultiplier preamplifier

4

stereo preamplifier

3

preamplifier project schematic

3

preamplifier rts system

3

tube preamplifier

3

audio preamplifier research

2

broadband loop preamplifier

2

preamplifier tuner

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PREAMPLIFIER

Language Translations for "PREAMPLIFIER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

integreret forforstaerker (integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

geïntegreerde voorversterker (integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

IC-esivahvistin (i-c pre-amp, integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

French

  

préamplificateur, préampli. (various references)

   

German

  

Vorverstärker. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

προενισχυτής σε ολοκληρωμένο κύκλωμα (i-c pre-amp, integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

Italian

  

preamplificatore a circuito integrato (i-c pre-amp, integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

Manx

  

roievoodeyder. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eamplifierpray

   

Portuguese

  

previo em c.i. (i-c pre-amp, integrated-circuit preamplifier), preamplificador em circuito integrado (i-c pre-amp, integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

предусилитель. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

preamplificador de circuito integrado (i-c pre-amp, integrated-circuit preamplifier). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

förförstärkare. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: PREAMPLIFIER

Derivations

Words beginning with "PREAMPLIFIER": preamplifiers. (additional references)


Misspellings

"PREAMPLIFIER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Proamplifier, reamplified. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: PREAMPLIFIER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-i-i-l-m-p-p-r-r"

-3 letters: amplifier.

-4 letters: flappier, impairer, imperial, pamperer, pearlier, pilferer, pimplier, preflame, ripplier.

-5 letters: applier, earlier, empaler, fierier, filaree, filmier, firearm, flamier, flapper, flipper, frailer, impaler, impearl, imperia, imperil, leafier, learier, lempira, lippier, marlier, mealier, palmier, paperer, pearler, prairie, prefile, prefire, prelife, premeal, premier, prepare, ramilie, reframe, reifier, repaper, replier, rimfire, rippler.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-f-i-i-l-m-p-p-r-r"
 

+1 letter: preamplifiers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Usage Frequency
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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