Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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