ˈlead-out
[f. vbl. phr. to lead out.]
1. A leading out (in various senses).
| 1906 Dialect Notes III. 158 Stag lead-out, a dance-number in which only men who have not brought women dance with the women present. 1958 Spectator 3 Jan. 13/2 In stark contrast to the Zilliacus broadcasts these received an implied disavowal in the lead-in and lead-out. |
2. attrib. or as adj. Electronics. Applied to a conductor by which current may enter or leave an electronic device.
| 1939 Amat. Radio Handbk. iii. 45/2 These valves..are ordinary valve types mounted in a metal bulb, welded or brazed together, having the lead-out wires passed through eyelets..mounted in the metal bulb. 1962 F. E. Duffield in G. A. T. Burdett Automatic Control Handbk. ix. 17 Fig. 18 illustrates a single inductance type of pressure transducer... The lead-out wires are connected to a pair of sealed terminals. 1967 F. Langford-Smith Radio-Designer's Handbk. (ed. 7) 1484 The lead-out groove is reduced in length due to the smaller ending diameters. 1970 J. Earl Tuners & Amplifiers ii. 29 There are other types [of IC] which represent a component ‘block’..with leadout wires or tags. Transistors usually have three leadout wires..with a possible fourth connecting to a screen or shield. |