| Pronunciation: | | 'âsu`leytur
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[n] generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current |
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OSCILLATOR is a 10 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | crystal oscillator, generator, heterodyne oscillator, local oscillator, quartz oscillator |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os"cil*la`tor\, n.
One that oscillates; specif.:
(a) (Elec.) Any device for producing electric oscillations;
esp., an apparatus for generating electric waves in a
system of wireless telegraphy.
(b) (Mech.) An instrument for measuring rigidity by the
torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
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