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Oscillator - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oscillator : (noun)
1: generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating
current
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Oscillator : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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