single-ended

[sing-guhl-en-did]

adjective

1. (of a boiler) fired from one end only.

2. Electricity.,  (of a circuit or transmission line) unbalanced, as when one part of a circuit is grounded.

single-ended

adjective

1. electronics (of an amplifier) having one side of the input and one side of the output connected to earth: used for an unbalanced signal

Example Sentences

Being single-ended, which is a very pure way of handling the signal used in very early amplifier designs, it is very inefficient, but does sound wonderful.

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Each rower kneels in the boat and rows using a single-ended paddle, in a sport reminiscent of dragonboat racing.

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The boilers were arranged in six water-tight compartments, the single-ended boilers being placed in the one nearest the main engines, the whole being built under board of trade survey for passenger certificate.

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Each double-ended boiler had six and each single-ended boiler three furnaces, with a total heating surface of 144,142 square feet and a grate surface of 3,466 square feet.

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The after boiler room No. 1 contained five single-ended boilers.

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