OSCILLOSCOPE

oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO

(noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oscilloscope (plural oscilloscopes)

An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.

Synonyms

• oscillograph

Source: Wiktionary


Os*cil"lo*scope, n. [L. oscillare to swing + -scope.] (Elec.)

Definition: An instrument for showing visually the changes in a varying current; an oscillograph.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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