impedance matching.

The selection or adjustment of connected components’ impedances to improve energy or signal transfer and manage reflections.

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Words that belong together

• antenna impedance matching
• an impedance-matching network

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The antenna’s impedance matching changed when the replacement cable was fitted.

The test revealed reflections the impedance-matching network had not adequately controlled.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.