oscillator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From oscillate + -or.
Meanings
- A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
- An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
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A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
He has turned up a number of new oscillators of periods 2,3,4,5,6, & 8.
1989 October 26, Richard Schroeppel, “Some recent Life results”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):Two track segments, each of which realizes the same transformation in a different number of generations are particularly useful for obtaining oscillator periods.
1996 December 16, Paul Callahan, “Need help in finding topic for research project”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):Synthesis of spaceship flotillas is even more complicated than synthesis of oscillators, since spaceships are like oscillators that move[…]
2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata, page 126:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oscillators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
harmonic oscillator · ring oscillator · wobbulator · nanooscillator · simple harmonic oscillator · suboscillator · Meissner oscillator · Toda oscillator · Hartley oscillator · piezoelectric oscillator · Oudin oscillator · electronic oscillator · wobulator · beat frequency oscillator · Armstrong oscillator
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Translations (24)
eo oscililo (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · cs oscilátor (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · ro oscilator (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · el ταλαντωτής (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · fa نوسانگر (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · tr osilatör (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · hi दोलक (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · cmn 振盪器 /振荡器 (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · es oscilador (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · tr salıngaç (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · ko 발진기 (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · bg осцилатор (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · ru осцилля́тор (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · de Oszillator (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · fi värähtelijä (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · ca oscil·lador (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · it oscillatore (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · cy osgiliadur (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · ja 発振器 (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · pt oscilador (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · ta அலையியற்றி (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · fi oskillaattori (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · fr oscillateur (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) · et ostsillaator (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform)