RETURN LOSS

In telecommunication, return loss is the ratio, at the junction of a transmission line and a terminating impedance or other discontinuity, of the amplitude of the reflected wave to the amplitude of the incident wave. The return loss value describes the reduction in the amplitude of the reflected energy, as compared to the forward energy. For example, if a device has 15dB of return loss, the reflected energy from that device is always 15dB lower than the energy presented. For all devices that are not perfect transmission lines, or purely resistive loads (perfect black-bodies), the return loss value varies with frequency.

Note 1: Return loss is usually expressed in dB.

Note 2: Return loss is a measure of the dissimilarity between impedances in metallic transmission lines and loads, or between refractive indices in dielectric media, e.g optical fibers.

Note 3: In a metallic transmission line, return loss is given by the following equation, where Z₁ is the impedance toward the source and Z₂ is the impedance toward the load, and the vertical bars indicate magnitude:

Note 4: For dielectric media, e.g. optical fibers, see reflection loss (def #2).

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

Expression: RETURN LOSS

Frequency of Internet Keywords: RETURN LOSS

Modern Translation: RETURN LOSS

Language		Translations for "RETURN LOSS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		returtab, reflektionstab, balancedaempning. (various references)

Dutch		RL (measured at the interchange point, total effective resistance associated with the load), echodemping, demping in het retourkanaal. (various references)

Finnish		heijastusvaimennus. (various references)

French		affaiblissement d'adaptation, affaiblissement d'équilibrage. (various references)

German		Reflexionsdämpfung, Rückflussdämpfung. (various references)

Greek		απώλεια επιστροφής, απώλεια λόγω μη προσαρμογής. (various references)

Italian		attenuazione di riflessione, attenuazione di adattamento. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		反射減衰量 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		は�"しゃ�'�"すいりょう. (various references)

Pig Latin		eturnray osslay

Portuguese		perda de retorno, perda de adaptação, atenuação de adaptação. (various references)

Spanish		pérdida de retorno, atenuación de equilibrado, atenuación de adaptación. (various references)

Swedish		missanpassningsdämpning. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: RETURN LOSS

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Alternative Orthography: RETURN LOSS

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 54 55 52 4E 4C 4F 53 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01010100 01010101 01010010 01001110 00100000 01001100 01001111 01010011 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#84 &#85 &#82 &#78 &#32 &#76 &#79 &#83 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0054 0055 0052 004E 004C 004F 0053 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Domain	Definition
Electrical Engineering	The modulus of the reciprocal of the reflection coefficient. Source: European Union. (references)
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Expression	Frequency per Day
return loss	24
return loss measurement	4
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RETURN LOSS

Specialty Definition: RETURN LOSS

Electrical Engineering

Specialty Definition: Return loss

Crosswords: RETURN LOSS

Expression: RETURN LOSS

Frequency of Internet Keywords: RETURN LOSS

return loss

return loss measurement

Modern Translation: RETURN LOSS

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Anagrams: RETURN LOSS

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Alternative Orthography: RETURN LOSS

52 45 54 55 52 4E 4C 4F 53 53

01010010 01000101 01010100 01010101 01010010 01001110 00100000 01001100 01001111 01010011 01010011

&#82 &#69 &#84 &#85 &#82 &#78 &#32 &#76 &#79 &#83 &#83

0052 0045 0054 0055 0052 004E 004C 004F 0053 0053

523954555248246495353

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Expression using "RETURN LOSS": optical return loss. Additional references.
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