oscillator
noun
os·cil·la·tor
ˈä-sə-ˌlā-tər 
1
: one that oscillates
2
: a device for producing alternating current
especially
: a radio-frequency or audio-frequency generator
Examples of oscillator in a Sentence
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The resulting oscillator has reduced the jitter in the system to just 15 femtoseconds
Today, these applications rely on microwave oscillators.
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IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2024
Figure 7 shows the trailing one-year oscillators of all 11 O’Neil sectors versus the S&P 500 going back to 1970.
—Randy Watts, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Little darts of flute and clarinet puncture the pulse of a modulated oscillator, with cello and violin casting long sentimental shadows.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
For now, the Nasdaq 100 chart suggests the rally is overheated based on standard technical oscillators regardless of the daily, monthly, or weekly time frame.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
What is the source of the Entity FX that the sound team created using oscillators, filters and modulators?
—Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
As described in the accompanying Hands On article, this project is a digital clock that uses a high stability 10 Megahertz oscillator as its timing reference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
Normal Computing’s stochastic processing unit, or SPU, exploits the thermodynamic properties of electrical oscillators to perform calculations using random fluctuations that occur inside the circuits.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
The plans called for a 478-key keyboard, an analog synthesizer, a bank of oscillators, and an impossibly intricate series of circuits between them.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2024
Figure 7 shows the trailing one-year oscillators of all 11 O’Neil sectors versus the S&P 500 going back to 1970.
—Randy Watts, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Little darts of flute and clarinet puncture the pulse of a modulated oscillator, with cello and violin casting long sentimental shadows.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
For now, the Nasdaq 100 chart suggests the rally is overheated based on standard technical oscillators regardless of the daily, monthly, or weekly time frame.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
What is the source of the Entity FX that the sound team created using oscillators, filters and modulators?
—Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
As described in the accompanying Hands On article, this project is a digital clock that uses a high stability 10 Megahertz oscillator as its timing reference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
Normal Computing’s stochastic processing unit, or SPU, exploits the thermodynamic properties of electrical oscillators to perform calculations using random fluctuations that occur inside the circuits.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
The plans called for a 478-key keyboard, an analog synthesizer, a bank of oscillators, and an impossibly intricate series of circuits between them.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
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oscillator
noun
os·cil·la·tor
ˈäs-ə-ˌlāt-ər
1
: one that oscillates
2
: a device for producing alternating current
especially
: a radio-frequency or audio-frequency generator
Medical Definition
oscillator
noun
os·cil·la·tor
ˈäs-ə-ˌlāt-ər
: a device or mechanism for producing or controlling oscillations
especially
: one (as a radio-frequency generator) for producing an alternating current
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