photochopper
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An optoelectronic device that converts a DC input signal into a higher frequency signal.
Example Sentences
- "A typical photochopper circuit is made up of two neon bulbs electrically connected in the form of a relaxation oscillator (Fig. 5)."
- "... the isolation between the bulb and photochopper must be 170 db."
- "Electric pulses with a frequency proportional to the angular velocity of the cups are obtained by means of radial magnets on the rotor axis and fixed transducers or by means of a photochopper."