oscillator

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Synonyms: oscillate, oscillation, vacillator, oscillatory, oscillated, oscillates, oscillators, osculator, postillator, oxillator

Antonyms: oscillate, oscillation, vacillator, oscillatory, oscillated, oscillates, oscillators, osculator, postillator, oxillator

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Noun

1. A [[tuned]] [[electronic]] [[circuit]] used to [[generate]] a [[continuous]] [[output]] [[waveform]].
2. An [[instrument]] for measuring [[rigidity]] by the [[torsional]] [[oscillation]]s of a [[weighted]] [[wire]].
3. {{lb|en|cellular automata}} A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same [[orientation]] and [[position]], after a [[finite]] number of [[generation]]s.

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