Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical EngineeringPhilip A. Laplante Succinct yet comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, acronyms, and definitions made the first edition of the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering a bestseller. Recent advances in many disciplines of this rapidly growing field have made necessary a new edition of this must-have reference. This authoritative lexicon includes more than 1500 additional terms, now supplying more than 11,000 total terms gathered by a stellar international panel of the world's leading experts, compiled from CRC's immensely popular and highly respected handbooks, and accompanied by more than 120 tables and illustrations. Includes new terms reflecting the rapid growth in: Phillip Laplante has again succeeded in producing an invaluable, up-to-date reference for the entire field of electrical engineering, covering device electronics and applied electrical, microwave, control, power, and digital systems engineering in addition to the new areas listed above. Whether you are a practicing or student electrical engineer or a professional from another field in need of complete and updated information, you need look no further than the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering, Second Edition. |
Other editions - View all
Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering, Second Edition Philip A. Laplante No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
amplifier applied beam block called caused cell channel circuit color components condition connected consists constant defined depends described device direction disk distance distribution dynamic effect electric electromagnetic electronic element energy equal equation error example field filter frequency function fuzzy gain given impedance input instruction integrated known laser light linear load logic loss machine magnetic material matrix measure medium memory method mode modulation motor multiple noise object operation optical oscillator output parameters pattern performance phase position processor produce ratio receiver reference region represented response result sampling sequence signal single space specified speed structure surface switching technique term tion transfer transform transmission transmitted typically unit usually variable vector voltage wave winding zero