pulse width modulation
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Definition of pulse width modulation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyTECH.control method changing pulse duration to adjust power in electronic circuitsTECH.
  • The motor speed is regulated using pulse width modulation from the controller.
  • The LED brightness is adjusted through pulse width modulation.
  • She wrote a tutorial explaining pulse width modulation for beginner electronics students.
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Expressions with pulse

have one's fingers on the pulsev.
know the latest news or trends in a situation
She always has her fingers on the pulse of fashion.
finger on the pulsen.
awareness of current trends or developments
She has her finger on the pulse of the fashion industry.
take the pulsev.
assess the mood or opinion
The manager wants to take the pulse of the team before making changes.
pulse of the cityn.
the general mood or feeling of a city
The festival captured the pulse of the city.
the pulse of lifen.
the rhythm that characterizes existence
Nature moves with the pulse of life.
check the pulsev.
measure the heart rate
The nurse will check the pulse of the patient.

Expressions with width

overall widthn.
total distance from one outer side to the other side
The overall width of the table was too large for the doorway.
width restrictionn.
limit on the width of vehicles or objects
The bridge has a width restriction of 2 meters.
win by a tyre's widthv.
achieve victory by a very small margin
She won the race by a tyre's width.
line widthn.
thickness of a drawn or printed line in an image or design
Increase the line width to make the border around the box more visible.
set widthv.
change the size of something to fit
He set the width of the table to fit the room.
cutting widthn.
distance across the strip removed by a tool in one pass
The lawn mower's cutting width allows fewer passes across the yard.
pulse widthn.
time length of a single pulse in an electronic or digital signal
Increasing the pulse width raised the average power delivered to the motor.
column widthn.
horizontal size of a vertical section in a table or layout
Adjust the column width so all the text fits neatly.
half-widthadj.
having a width equal to half the standard size
This table uses half-width characters for formatting.

Expressions with modulation

frequency modulationn.
changing a wave's frequency to send information
Frequency modulation is used in FM radio broadcasting.
amplitude modulationn.
method of varying the amplitude of a radio signal to carry information
Amplitude modulation is used in traditional AM radio broadcasting..
pulse code modulationn.
method of converting analog signals into digital data
Pulse code modulation is essential for digital communication systems..
cross-modulationn.
unwanted mixing of signals between different channels
Cross-modulation caused noise in the radio broadcast.
modulation frequencyn.
rate at which one signal changes another signal in a system
Increasing the modulation frequency improved the clarity of the transmitted audio signal.
phase modulationn.
modulation of the phase of the carrier wave
The carrier wave undergoes phase modulation in this process.
pulse modulationn.
method of changing pulses in a signal to send information
Pulse modulation is used in digital communication systems.
pulse-time modulationn.
modulation of the time between successive pulses
Pulse-time modulation is used in digital communication systems.
quadrature amplitude modulationn.
modulation scheme using two out-of-phase carrier waves
Quadrature amplitude modulation is essential in modern digital communication.
velocity modulationn.
modulation of electron beam speed by electric field
Velocity modulation is used in klystron amplifiers.

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  1. French:modulation de largeur d'impulsion, ...
  2. German:Pulsweitenmodulation, ...
  3. Italian:modulazione di larghezza d'impulso, ...
  4. Spanish:modulación por ancho de pulso, ...
  5. Portuguese:modulação por largura de impulso, ...
  6. Chinese:脉宽调制, ...
  7. Japanese:パルス幅変調, ...
  8. Arabic:تَعْديل عَرْض النَّبْضَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:אַפְנוּן רֹחַב דּוֹפֶק, ...
  10. Russian:широтно-импульсная модуляция, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ШІМ, ...
  12. Hindi:पल्स विड्थ मॉड्यूलेशन, ...
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