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Oscillator

see synonyms of oscillator

Noun

1. oscillator

generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oscillator

see synonyms of oscillator
noun
1. 
a circuit or instrument for producing an alternating current or voltage of a required frequency
2. 
any instrument for producing oscillations
3. 
a person or thing that oscillates

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Oscillator

see synonyms of oscillator
noun
1. 
a person or thing that oscillates
2.  Physics
an apparatus, as an electric circuit, for establishing and maintaining oscillations

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oscillator

see synonyms of oscillator
intr.v. os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing, os·cil·lates
1. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
2. To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate: "The court has oscillated over the decades from more liberal to less, more conservative to less, depending upon who was president at the time of vacancies" (Gordon J. Humphrey). See Synonyms at swing.
3. Physics To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.

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