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noun
1.
Electronics
.
a circuit that produces an alternating output
current
of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
2.
a device or machine producing
oscillations
.
3.
a person or thing that
oscillates
.
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Origin:
1825–35;
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
Latin
oscillā
(
re
) to swing (
see
oscillate
) +
-tor
-tor
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oscillator
(ˈɒsɪˌleɪtə)
—
n
1.
a circuit or instrument for producing an alternating current or voltage of a required frequency
2.
any instrument for producing oscillations
3.
a person or thing that oscillates
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
oscillator
agent noun from
oscillate
; 1835 of persons, 1889 in reference to electric currents.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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