emitter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that emits.
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Electronics. an electrode on a transistor from which a flow of electrons or holes enters the region between the electrodes.
noun
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a person or thing that emits
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a radioactive substance that emits radiation
a beta emitter
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the region in a transistor in which the charge-carrying holes or electrons originate
Etymology
Origin of emitter
Example Sentences
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China is the world's biggest emitter of the gases that drive climate change, and has committed to peaking emissions by 2030, though some analysts expect it will do so early.
From Barron's
He added that "such a deep suppression was a clear sign of destructive interference, and it had to be caused by something near the emitters."
From Science Daily
Environmentalists say Holcim ranks among the world's 100 biggest corporate CO2 emitters, and so bears significant responsibility for climate-related loss and damage.
From Barron's
The world's two biggest carbon emitters, China and the US, had similar impacts on this COP but achieved them in different ways.
From BBC
Japan is the world's fifth-largest single-country emitter of carbon dioxide, after China, the United States, India and Russia, and is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels.
From Barron's
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