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optoisolator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɒptəʊˈaɪsəleɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɑptoʊˈaɪsəleɪtɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- English isolate English -or English isolator English optoisolator From opto- + isolator.

Meanings

  1. A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits

Forms

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Relateds

optoisolated · optoisolation

Synonyms

optocoupler · photocoupler

Translations (2)

de Optokoppler (device that transmits a signal optically) · it optoisolatore (device that transmits a signal optically)