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autogating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-gat-ing
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feature of military image intensifier tubes where the amount of light reaching the intensifier is automatically gated so that bright lights do not damage the unit.

Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + gating.

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Frequently Paired Words

autogated

Questions

What does autogating mean?
A feature of military image intensifier tubes where the amount of light reaching the intensifier is automatically gated so that bright lights do not damage the unit.
Where does autogating come from?
From auto- + gating.

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