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oscillator

[ os-uh-ley-ter ]

noun

  1. Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
  2. a device or machine producing oscillations.
  3. a person or thing that oscillates.


oscillator

/ ˈɒ²õɪˌ±ô±ðɪ³ÙÉ™ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of oscillator1

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin ´Ç²õ³¦¾±±ô±ôÄå ( re ) to swing ( oscillate ) + -tor -tor
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Example Sentences

Their findings, which have potential applications in engineering controllable biological oscillator networks, were recently published in Small.

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The system created by the Chalmers researchers is based on so called continuous-variable quantum computing and uses harmonic oscillators, a type of microscopic component, to encode information linearly.

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Traditionally, patterns were generated by externally attaching oscillators to robots, enabling locomotion and repetitive motions.

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Another crucial component was a 4mm drum-like device called a mechanical oscillator, which interacts with light inside the cavity.

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But the optical parametric oscillator can also be tuned to other regions of the mid-infrared so that the combs can detect other molecules that absorb light in those regions.

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