Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airbridge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: air-bridge
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.

noun

Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.

American usage

noun

A conductor on an integrated circuit that crosses over other conductors with an air gap introduced between in the wafer manufacturing process.

Example Sentences

"The Schottky contact is connected to the anode pad using a Gold airbridge."
"Figure 3a shows the process flow for an air dielectric cross-over or air bridge"
"An airbridge is essentially a thick plated strap which crosses over one or several conductors with an air gap in between for low parasitic coupling"
"Here the so-called 'air-bridge' crossover is useful. This crossover consists of a deposited strap which crosses over one or more conductors with an air gap in between for low capacitive coupling."

Etymology

From air + bridge. In some cases, Calque of German Luftbrücke.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

airbridges (plural) air bridge (alternative) aerobridge (alternative)

Synonyms

jet bridge

Questions

What does airbridge mean?: The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
Where does airbridge come from?: From air + bridge. In some cases, Calque of German Luftbrücke.

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