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forward bias

British

noun

a voltage applied to a circuit or device, esp a semiconductor device, in the direction that produces the larger current

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It doesn't matter that the person next to you can touch the ground on a forward bend and you can't.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 27, 2020

At one point, he instructed the 150 or so students to take a forward bend.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019

This allows for only a very limited degree of forward bend, even for someone matching Michael's strong athletic abilities, explains Assistant Prof Tripathi.

From BBC • May 21, 2018

As Smith pulled on his wetsuit, King unfurled her yoga mat and stretched herself into a long, luxurious forward bend.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017

Orde made out the white of her gown in the shadows, the willowy outline of her small and slender figure, and the gracious forward bend of her head.

From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward

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