See Also: muid(1)(dictionary)
muid(2)(dictionary)

varactor (iou) and muid(1) (iou)


varactor (iou)



varactor noun. M20.
[from var(iable re)actor.]
Electronics. A semiconductor diode with a variable capacitance dependent on the applied voltage. Also varactor diode.

muid(1) (iou)



muid noun1. Long obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
[Old French mui (mod. muid) from Latin modium neut. of MODIUS. Cf. MUID noun2.]
A former French dry unit of capacity equivalent to several bushels, varying widely among localities and Commodities. Formerly also, a liquid measure of varying capacity; a cask holding this.