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oscillator

DEFINITIONS OF: oscillator

1

n generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current

Types:
crystal oscillator, quartz oscillator
an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal
heterodyne oscillator, local oscillator
an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones
Type of:
generator
an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
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