单词 | excitation |
释义 | excitation /ek'suy tay"sheuhn, -si-/, n. 1. the act of exciting. 2. the state of being excited. 3. Elect. a. the application of voltage to an electric device, as an electron-tube circuit, an antenna, or a dynamotor, often for producing a magnetic field in the device. b. the voltage applied. 4. Physics. a process in which a molecule, atom, nucleus, or particle is excited. 5. Also called drive. Electronics. the varying voltage applied to the control electrode of a vacuum tube. [1350-1400; ME excitacioun < LL excitation- (s. of excitatio), equiv. to L excitat(us) (ptp. of excitare; see EXCITE) + -ion- -ION] |
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