emitter

/əmɪtə/

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Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emitter From emit + -er.

emitters (plural)

chemoemitter nanoemitter photoemitter radioemitter superemitter

alpha emitter beta emitter emitter-coupled logic surface-conduction electron-emitter display

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How do you pronounce emitter?

The recorded pronunciation is /əmɪtə/.

What does emitter mean?

That which emits something.

Where does emitter come from?

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