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REVERSE BIASING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Waveguides
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reverse bias
1, record 1, English, reverse%20bias
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reverse biasing 2, record 1, English, reverse%20biasing
correct, noun
- back bias 3, record 1, English, back%20bias
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An external voltage applied to a semiconductor pn [positive negative] junction to reduce the flow of current across the junction and thereby widen the depletion region. 4, record 1, English, - reverse%20bias
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is the opposite of forward bias. 4, record 1, English, - reverse%20bias
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
reverse bias; back bias: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - reverse%20bias
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Guides d'ondes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polarisation inverse
1, record 1, French, polarisation%20inverse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- polarisation en sens inverse 2, record 1, French, polarisation%20en%20sens%20inverse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- polarisation dans le sens inverse 3, record 1, French, polarisation%20dans%20le%20sens%20inverse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tension appliquée à une jonction pn [positive négative] dans le sens qui entraîne son blocage. 4, record 1, French, - polarisation%20inverse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La polarisation inverse donne naissance à un courant inverse de faible intensité qu'on peut qualifier de négligeable en comparaison à l'intensité du courant direct. 4, record 1, French, - polarisation%20inverse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polarisation inverse; polarisation en sens inverse : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - polarisation%20inverse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Semiconductores (Electrónica)
- Guías de ondas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- polarización inversa
1, record 1, Spanish, polarizaci%C3%B3n%20inversa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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