oscillator
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɑːsɪleɪtər/
- Specialized
:
oscilador
- A feedback oscillator would magnify the voltage.
- harmonic oscillator
- ring oscillator
- crystal oscillator
Examples
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Silver device in the middle here is the oscillator, the clock for the chip.
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The pulses emanated from a small oscillator (Radioear B-71) that is used in clinical audiometry for bone-conduction testing.
Academic text (2011) -
Basically, the oscillator on your fan allows me to see both in the living room and in the kitchen.
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If we had an audio oscillator I could find the waves and...
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We've rigged the original crystal to a variable oscillator, here.
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The STM-1 Monitor with integrated oscillator for use with LabVIEW on your PC.
Academic text (2004) -
The company's first product was an oscillator used to test sound equipment.
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The new technology dwarfs the breakthrough oscillator that launched the company.
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Well, it should be enough to buy an oscillator to extend the range of our radio.
Synonyms
34
6.1
A small machine that moves quickly to massage and relax muscles
A device that makes regular pulses to control a machine or liquid flow
Compounds
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes a very steady electrical signal at one frequency using a small quartz crystal
- Specialized
A steady radio signal made inside a radio to mix with incoming signals
- Specialized
A circuit that makes a radio signal to combine with incoming signals to make new frequencies in radios
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes a very steady electric signal by using a vibrating quartz crystal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word oscillator comes from the old Latin verb oscillare, which means 'to swing' or 'to rock'. So an oscillator is a device that makes something go 'back and forth' in a regular way, which is why it keeps a watch running or creates the repeating signal used in a radio.