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ˈɒs əˌleɪ təros·cil·la·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. oscillatornoun

    generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current

GCIDE

  1. oscillatornoun

    One that oscillates; specif.: (Electronics) Any device or circuit for producing electric oscillations, whether of current or voltage; esp., an apparatus for generating electric waves in a system of wireless telegraphy. Oscillators are essential components of radio transmission devices and digital computers, as well as many other types of electronic device. In computers the oscillator provides the voltage impulses which permit information bits to be transferred between parts of the computer in a defined sequence.

Wiktionary

  1. oscillatornoun

    a tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform

  2. oscillatornoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. oscillator

    Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples of oscillation include a swinging pendulum and alternating current. Oscillations can be used in physics to approximate complex interactions, such as those between atoms. Oscillations occur not only in mechanical systems but also in dynamic systems in virtually every area of science: for example the beating of the human heart (for circulation), business cycles in economics, predator–prey population cycles in ecology, geothermal geysers in geology, vibration of strings in guitar and other string instruments, periodic firing of nerve cells in the brain, and the periodic swelling of Cepheid variable stars in astronomy. The term vibration is precisely used to describe a mechanical oscillation. Oscillation, especially rapid oscillation, may be an undesirable phenomenon in process control and control theory (e.g. in sliding mode control), where the aim is convergence to stable state. In these cases it is called chattering or flapping, as in valve chatter, and route flapping.

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  1. oscillator

    An oscillator is a system or device that produces a regular, repeated fluctuating motion, waveform, or signal. This can involve various forms of energy including mechanical, electromagnetic, or electronic. Oscillators are utilized in a wide range of applications, such as electronic clocks, computers, radios, and audio frequency equipment.

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  1. Oscillator

    Oscillator is an EP by Information Society. It was their first new commercial release after six-year break. This six-song record uses the vocal stylings of newcomer Christopher Anton, as well as a range of intriguing guests and remixers. In addition to four mixes of the underground hit "Back in the Day", and the well-received track "I Like The Way You Werk It", there is a rare live recording of "Great Big Disco World", made at Club Milky Robot in Osaka, Japan, in 2006.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oscillator in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oscillator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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