oscillator

English

Etymology

oscillate +‎ -or

Noun

oscillator (plural oscillators)

1. A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
2. An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
3. (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 […]

Hyponyms

• (cellular automata): pentadecathlon

Derived terms

• electronic oscillator
• harmonic oscillator

Translations

an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform

• Bulgarian: осцилатор m (oscilator)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 振盪器／振荡器 (zh) (zhèndàngqì)

• Czech: oscilátor (cs) m
• Esperanto: oscililo
• Estonian: ostsillaator (et)
• Finnish: oskillaattori (fi)
• French: oscillateur (fr) m
• German: Oszillator (de) m
• Greek: ταλαντωτής (el) m (talantotís)
• Japanese: 発振器 (はっしんき, hasshinki)
• Persian: نوسانگر‎ (fa) (navasângar)
• Portuguese: oscilador m
• Romanian: oscilator (ro) n
• Russian: осцилля́тор (ru) m (oscilljátor)
• Spanish: oscilador m
• Tamil: அலையியற்றி (ta) (alaiyiyaṟṟi)
• Turkish: osilatör, salıngaç
• Welsh: osgiliadur m