CLIL PROJECT 1 CORTE (GLOSSARY)

Autor: JUAN ANDRES VARGAS HERAZO

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN

Course: BASIC ENGLISH 3 (Z3)

LAURA RIVERA

11-MARCH-2021
 GLOSSARY

Alternating current: It is a type of electric current, in which the direction of the flow of
electrons comes and goes at regular intervals or in cycles. The current that flows
through power lines and the electricity normally available in homes from wall sockets is
alternating current (GreenFacts).

Direct current: It is the electric current that flows constantly in one direction, like the
one that flows in a flashlight or in any other device with batteries is direct current
(GreenFacts).

Ampere: Amps are used to express the flow of electrical charge. For any point that
experiences a current, if the number of charged particles or the charge of the particles
passing through that point increases, the amps will increase proportionally (Drafting.
(Last edited: February 7, 2021)).

Diode: A diode is a semiconductor device that essentially acts as a one-way switch for
current. It allows current to flow in one direction but does not allow current to flow in the
opposite directions (Glen A. Mazur, American Technical Publishers).

Capacitor: Capacitors are energy-storing devices, available in many sizes and shapes.
They consist of two plates of conductive material (usually a thin metal) sandwiched
between an insulator made of ceramic, film, glass, or other materials, even air (Glen A.
Mazur, American Technical Publishers).

Transistor: It is a type of semiconductor electronic device, capable of modifying an

electrical output signal in response to an input signal, serving as an amplifier, switch,
oscillator, or rectifier (María Estela Raffino).

Conductance: The conductance is directly related to the ease that any material offers
to the passage of electric current. Conductance is the opposite of resistance. The higher
the conductance the resistance decreases and vice versa, the higher the resistance, the
less the conductance, so both are inversely proportional (Jose Antonio E. Garcia
Alvarez).
Conductivity: Conductivity, meanwhile, is the opposite of resistivity. The resistivity or
specific resistance of a material is represented by the Greek letter “rho”. The higher the
conductivity of a material or any element, the more easily the electric current will flow
through the circuit (Jose Antonio E. Garcia Alvarez).

Oscilloscope: An oscilloscope is a measuring instrument for electronics. Plot a graph of

amplitude on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis. It is widely used by
students, designers, engineers in the field of electronics (Final Test).

Anode: The best definition of anode is the electrode that loses electrons in an oxidation
reaction, Normally the direction of the electric current is defined, appreciating it as a
direction of free charges, but if the conductor is not metallic, the positive charges that
are produced they are transferred to the outer conductor (HUHEEY, James E., et al.
Inorganic chemistry: principles of structure and reactivity. Pearson Education India,
2006.).

Cathode: The cathode is the negatively charged electrode, which in the chemical
reaction undergoes a reduction reaction, where its oxidation state is reduced when it
receives electrons (SIENKO, Michell J.; ROBERT, A. Chemistry: principles and
properties. New York, US: McGraw-Hill, 1966.).

Circuit board: The breadboards are small tables with perforations throughout their
area, in which various electronic components are placed, they are distinguished by
having rows and columns with what you can know in which location to position each
piece, they also have 2 rails on the sides, which will be used as the Positive and
Negative lines of our circuit (Luis Antonio De La Cruz Reyes.).

Half wave rectifier: The half wave rectifier is a circuit used to eliminate the negative or
positive part of an alternating current signal; they fully conduct when they are reverse
polarized. Also, its voltage is positive (física electronica. galeón).
Effective value: it is defined as the value of a rigorously constant current that, when
circulating through a certain pure ohmic resistance, produces the same calorific effects
as said variable current. The effective value of a sinusoidal current is measured by the
heat that a resistance provides when current passes through it, and it is equivalent to
the same heat that a direct current source would supply on said complex resistance
(Juan Camilo Perez Morante).

Peak value: The maximum value reached by an alternating quantity during a cycle is
called its weak P-value. It is also known as the maximum value or the amplitude or peak
value. The sinusoidal alternating quantity gets its maximum value at 90 degrees (Más
información sobre electrónica).

Peak to peak voltage: Peak-to-peak voltage is a voltage waveform that is measured

from the top of the waveform, called the crest, to the bottom of the waveform (Más
información sobre electrónica).

Resistor: Resistors are the most commonly used components in electronic circuits and
devices. The main purpose of a resistor is to limit the flow of electrical current and to
maintain specific values of voltage in an electronic circuit. A resistor works on the
principle of Ohm's law and the law states that the voltage across the terminals of a
resistor is directly proportional to the current flowing through it (ElectronicaOnline.net).