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square-law
[ skwair-law ]
/ ˈskwɛərˌlɔ /
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adjective Electronics.
of or relating to an electronic circuit or device that produces an output voltage proportional to the square of its input voltage over the range of input voltages for which it is designed to function: square-law detector.
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Origin of square-law
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby square-law
square go, squarehead, square inch, square kilometer, square knot, square-law, square leg, squarely, square matrix, square meal, square measure
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How to use square-law in a sentence
Will an inverse square law of force keep a body moving in an elliptic orbit about the sun in one focus?
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