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Schmitt trigger

noun

  1. electronics a bistable circuit that gives a constant output when the input voltage is above a specified value
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Schmitt trigger1

C20: named after O. H. Schmitt (1913–98), US scientist

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