oscillator
English
Noun
oscillator (plural oscillators)
- A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
- An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
- 2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata (page 126)
- Synthesis of spaceship flotillas is even more complicated than synthesis of oscillators, since spaceships are like oscillators that move […]
- 2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata (page 126)
Hyponyms
- (cellular automata): pentadecathlon
Derived terms
- electronic oscillator
- harmonic oscillator
Translations
an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform
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