- Ground
- An intentional or accidental conducting path between an electrical system
or circuit and the earth or some conducting body acting in place of the earth.
A ground is often used as the common wiring point or reference in a circuit.
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- Gain
- Increase in voltage, current and/or power. Gain is expressed as a ratio of
amplifier output value to the corresponding amplifier input value.
Gamma rays
- High frequency electromagnetic radiation from radio active particles.
Ganged
Mechanical coupling of two or more capacitors, switches,
potentiometers, or any other adjustable components so that adjusting one
control will operate all.
Gas
Any elastic fluid which is not a solid or a liquid.
Gasses are produced by heating a liquid beyond its boiling point.
Gun of Electrons
Electron gun used in CRT's
- Geiger counter
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- Device used to detect nuclear particles.
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- Generator
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- Device used to convert mechanical energy to electrical
energy.
Giga
Metric prefix for 1 billion (109).