three-state

ˈθriː steɪt

Definition

Definition of three-state - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

electronics computing

TECH.

having three possible conditions or modes

TECH.

This is a three-state switch.

Noun

technology

TECH.

device or logic with three possible output states

TECH.

The circuit uses a three-state to control the data line.

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Origin of three-state

Old English, thrēo (three) + Latin, status (state)

Terms with three-state included in their meaning

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triplet

quantum physics

quantum state with three spin projections

arsenous

adj.

chemistry

related to arsenic in oxidation state three

triple lock

UK finance

policy increasing state pension by the highest of three measures

tristate

geographical region

area where three state borders meet

tristate

adj.

geography

related to a region where three state borders meet

triunity

threefold unity

the state of being three in one entity

Examples of three-state in a sentence

A three-state buffer can output high, low, or high-impedance.
The engineer checked the three-state for faults.
A new three-state was added to the motherboard.

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French:à trois états, circuit à trois états, ...
German:dreistufig, Dreistatuslogik, ...
Italian:tristato, dispositivo tristato, ...
Spanish:triestado, dispositivo triestado, ...
Portuguese:triestável, triestado, ...
Chinese:三态的, 三态设备, ...
Japanese:三状態の, 三状態回路, ...
Arabic:ثُلاثِيّ الحالَة, ثْرِي سْتِيت, ...
Hebrew:תְּלַת-מַצָּבִי, מַצָּב תְּלַת-מַצָּבִי, ...
Russian:трёхпозиционный, трёхпозиционный элемент, ...
Ukrainian:тристановий, трьохстанний пристрій, ...
Hindi:तीन-स्थिति वाला, थ्री-स्टेट, ...
Bengali:তিন-অবস্থার, তিন-অবস্থার ডিভাইস, ...
Catalan:de tres estats, tres estats, ...
Czech:třístavový, třístavový obvod, ...
Danish:tre-tilstands, tretilstands-enhed, ...
Dutch:drietraps, driestandenschakelaar, ...
Greek:τριών καταστάσεων, τρι-κατάσταση, ...
Hungarian:háromállapotú, háromállapotú elem, ...
Khmer:បីស្ថានភាព, ឧបករណ៍ ឬ តក្កវិជ្ជាដែលមានស្ថានភាពលទ្ធផលបី, ...
Korean:3상태의, 3상태 장치, ...
Persian:سه‌حالته, منطق سه‌حالته, ...
Polish:trójstanowy, trójstan, ...
Portuguese (BR):de três estados, triestado, ...
Romanian:triplu, dispozitiv cu trei stări, ...
Swedish:treläges, trelägesbrytare, ...
Thai:สามสถานะ, สถานะสามค่า, ...
Turkish:üç durumlu, üç çıkışlı, ...
Vietnamese:ba trạng thái, mạch ba trạng thái, ...

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