Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Unwanted current or signal in a photodetector in the absence of incident light, resulting from thermally excited electrons or leakage of current along the current path.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun physics The temperature-dependant current that flows in a photodetector when no light is shining on it

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dark current.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • I can't find the list, but this is absolutely a fictional music genre.

    January 23, 2013