ECM
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8.7
- noun
- Specialized
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contramedidas electrónicas
- The basic components of ECM are the workpiece, the conductive tool, a recirculating electrolyte, and a power source.
- ECM tool
Examples
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You've got fly-by-wire electronics, systems to reduce the aircraft's RCS, ECM equipment, infrared.
Fiction book (1995) -
Advanced ECM techniques can effectively shield a vehicle from detection by hostile forces.
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But here we have the ECM and this little BLOB here is our cell.
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Recently, it was shown that ECM carries positional information.
Academic text (2018) -
But ECM is what limits the masses of particles a collision can produce.
Academic text (2012) -
Sermatech has 62 ECM machines, most of its own design, at its Cincinnati manufacturing site.
Academic text (2001) -
ECM can make a virtually finished part in one pass, regardless of the metal's hardness.
Academic text (2001) -
Then there is the effectiveness of ECM across the broad spectrum from the lower-end frigates through battleships.
Blog text (13) -
The military employed ECM to disrupt the enemy's radar systems during the operation.
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To enhance security, the aircraft was equipped with ECM systems that jam enemy communications.
Synonyms
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7.7
To use electronic devices to stop or confuse enemy radar and signals
Surface Forms
Morphology
ECM = E + C + M
ECM is an initialism/acronym whose letters stand for words; it is not analyzable as English morphemes, so the meaning must be learned from the expansion.
Etymology
ECM stands for Electronic Countermeasures, where electronic is about 'electric' signals and countermeasures means 'actions against'. Think of it as an electronic shield that 'jams' or hides enemy radio and radar signals, which is why ECM protects aircraft and missiles.