- Electronic vs. electric - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A simple vacuum tube, a triode, with its heated cathode Source As expected with an insulator, electrons cannot move in vacuum, there is no electric current, the impatient electrons must stay on their wire! However, in a vacuum tube there is a way to transfer more energy to the heated electrons packed on the cathode
- word choice - Opposite to or opposite? - English Language Usage . . .
For this specific scenario, the usage of "opposite to" and "opposite" is indistinguishable in resulting meaning
- prepositions - When should I use in or on? - English Language . . .
I have a story about the "on the bus" I read somewhere (or someone explained to me) that back in the day buses were open, so that one wasn't inside the bus per se, but rather on the top of the bus
- Difference in meaning in insulation vs. isolation? [closed]
Electrical isolation amounts to using an air gap (or vacuum) as an insulating (nonconducting) medium; like most electrical insulators, air has a breakdown voltage, typically about 1000V mm, while the breakdown voltage in partial vacuum may be substantially less
- abbreviations - What do CI, CIM, CID, CIB mean? - English Language . . .
I was talking to a friend about a girl, and he mentioned that “She can pretty much CI anything, CIB, CIM or CID ” I’m wondering what these mean The context was sexual experience Sorry if I missed
- Phrases similar to one mans trash is another mans treasure
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- verbs - Difference between stick with and stick to? - English . . .
The more I think about it the more confused I get: One good example is here: Hmm Maybe something like this It's the end of the day and things didn't go well
- Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions?
Do vacuum cleaners suck? Is water wet? Is the hypotenuse the longest side of a triangle? Does a bear live in the woods? I’ll answer you with my favorite ‘Y’ word—Yes! Is the sky blue? I totally ‘scored’ getting asked by you Yes! How do you spell yes? Would you take ‘yes’ for an answer? I haven’t said no yet, right?
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