Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A semiconductor device in which the capacitance is sensitive to the applied voltage at the boundary of the semiconductor material and an insulator.
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- noun electronics A
solid-state diode whosecapacitance varies with the appliedvoltage .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[var(iable) + (re)act(ance) + –or.]
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Blend of variable and reactor
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Examples
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The MAX15032 is suitable for applications such as avalanche-photodiode, PIN-diode and varactor-diode biasing.
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Description: 2-watt monoband superhet CW rig with varactor diode VFO
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