different between neper vs newer

English

Etymology

From Joannes Neper, the Latinized name of John Napier, a Scottish mathematician.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?p?(r)

Noun

neper (plural nepers)

1. (electronics) A non-SI unit of the attenuation (or sometimes gain) of field and power quantities such as electronic signals; the natural logarithm of a ratio, with 1 Np (a ratio of 2.718:1) being equivalent to 8.686 dB.
   • 1994, T. G. Leighton, The Acoustic Bubble, page 28,

     Values of b, the amplitude attenuation constant, are given for various materials in Table 1.1. Having dimensions of [length]^-1, it is usually measured in nepers per centimetre (Np cm^-1).

   • 2006, R. K. Shevgaonkar, Electromagnetic Waves, page 15,

     The unit of ? is nepers per meter. It can be easily seen that if a line has an attenuation constant of 1 neper/m, a unit amplitude voltage wave will reduce to e^-1 over a distance of 1 meter.

   • 2008, Alan J. Fenn, Adaptive Phased Array Thermotherapy for Cancer, page 105,

     The attenuation constant for the phantom muscle tissue is ?_m = 10.0 nepers/m.

Related terms

• Np

Anagrams

• perne, preen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

neper m or f

1. indefinite plural of nepe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

neper f

1. indefinite plural of nepe

English

Etymology

From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English n?wra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new +? -er. Cognate witt West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch nieuwere (“newer”), German neuer (“newer”), Danish nyere (“newer”), Swedish nyare (“newer”), Icelandic nýrri (“newer”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n(j)u?/

Adjective

newer (comparative adjective; Positive: new; Superlative: newest)

1. comparative form of new: more new, more recent.

Translations

Anagrams

• renew, weren

German

Adjective

newer

1. comparative degree of new

Adjective

newer

1. inflection of new:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural