oscillator
/ˈɑsəleɪtər/
noun
- A device or system that produces a regular back-and-forth motion or signal.
- The electronic oscillator creates the sound in a synthesizer.
- The engineer adjusted the oscillator to change the frequency of the radio wave.
- A quartz oscillator helps keep the clock accurate.
- A person or thing that oscillates (moves back and forth or changes regularly).
- The economy can be seen as an oscillator between growth and recession.
- In the experiment, the mass on the spring acted as a simple oscillator.
- The pendulum is a classic oscillator used in timekeeping.
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