Shmoo
Translation of "shmoo" into Russian
shmoo
NounUK
/ʃmuː/
US
/ʃmu/
shmoo
shmoos pl
шму
The shmoo is a fictional creature from the comic strip Li'l Abner.
Шму - это вымышленное существо из комикса Li'l Abner.
Definitions
shmoo
NounUK
/ʃmuː/
US
/ʃmu/
A fictional creature from the comic strip 'Li'l Abner' by Al Capp, known for its ability to provide for all human needs and desires.
In the comic strip, the shmoo was a creature that could turn itself into any product people wanted, making it highly sought after.
In biology, a shmoo is a projection from a yeast cell that forms during mating.
The yeast cells began to form shmoos as they prepared for the mating process.
In electronics, a shmoo is a graph that displays the performance of a device as two operating parameters are systematically varied.
The engineer studied the shmoo to find the safest operating window for the chip.
shmoo
VerbUK
/ʃmuː/
US
/ʃmu/
To test an electronic device by sweeping two variables systematically and observing its behaviour; to create a shmoo plot.
They shmooed the processor across voltage and frequency to identify stable operating points.
shmoo
AdjectiveUK
/ʃmuː/
US
/ʃmu/
Relating to or characteristic of a shmoo plot in electronic testing.
The shmoo data revealed a narrow margin between the pass and fail regions.