multivibrator

noun

mul·​ti·​vibrator

ˌməltə̇+

: a radio-frequency oscillator that produces a controlled fundamental frequency but distributes its energy chiefly among several harmonic or subharmonic frequencies

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary multi- + vibrator

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Rhymes for multivibrator

• vibrator