multiar
/ˈmʌltɪɑː/Electronics
noun
A circuit which produces an output signal when a varying voltage applied at one input exceeds an adjustable constant voltage applied at a second input.
- A multiar consists of a simple regenerative circuit with a diode and a pulse transformer in the feedback loop..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. Apparently from multi- + ar, of unknown origin, perhaps an acronym.
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