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oscilloscope


os·cil·lo·scope

noun \ä-ˈsi-lə-ˌskōp, ə-\

Definition of OSCILLOSCOPE

: an instrument in which the variations in a fluctuating electrical quantity appear temporarily as a visible wave form on the fluorescent screen of a cathode-ray tube
— os·cil·lo·scop·ic \ä-ˌsi-lə-ˈskä-pik, ˌä-sə-lə-\ adjective
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Origin of OSCILLOSCOPE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1906

Rhymes with OSCILLOSCOPE

Cape of Good Hope, colonoscope, electroscope, hagioscope, heliotrope, hope against hope, kaleidoscope, pay envelope, stereoscope

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