multivibrator
noun
mul·ti·vibrator
\ˌməltə̇+\
Definition of multivibrator
: a radio-frequency oscillator that produces a controlled fundamental frequency but distributes its energy chiefly among several harmonic or subharmonic frequencies
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Origin and Etymology of multivibrator
International Scientific Vocabulary multi- + vibrator
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