varactor

English

Alternative forms

• varactor diode

Etymology

Blend of variable +‎ reactor

Noun

varactor (plural varactors)

1. (electronics) A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.

Synonyms

• varicap
• tuning diode

Translations

solid-state diode

• Finnish: varaktori, kapasitanssidiodi (fi)
• French: diode à capacité variable f, diode varicap (fr) f
• Italian: diodo varicap m, varicap m
• Spanish: diodo de capacidad variable m, diodo varicap m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English varactor or French varactor.

Noun

varactor n (plural varactoare)

1. varactor

Declension

Declension of varactor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) varactor	varactorul	(niște) varactoare	varactoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) varactor	varactorului	(unor) varactoare	varactoarelor
vocative	varactorule		varactoarelor