OSCILLATOR

oscillator

(noun) generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

oscillator (plural oscillators)

A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.

An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.

(cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.

Hyponyms

• (cellular automata): pentadecathlon

Source: Wiktionary

Os"cil*la`tor, n. One that oscillates; specif.: (a) (Elec.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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