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balun

[ bal-uhn ]
/ ˈbæl ən /
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noun Electricity.
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
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Origin of balun

bal(ance) + un(balance)

Words nearby balun

Baluch, Baluchi, Baluchistan, Baluchistan States, baluchithere, balun, baluster, baluster measure, baluster stem, balustrade, Balzac
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British Dictionary definitions for balun

balun
/ (ˈbælən) /
noun
electronics a device for coupling two electrical circuit elements, such as an aerial and its feeder cable, where one is balanced and the other is unbalanced

Word Origin for balun

C20: shortened from bal (anced to) un (balanced transformer)
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