QUARTZ OSCILLATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quartz oscillator mean? 

• QUARTZ OSCILLATOR (noun)
  The noun QUARTZ OSCILLATOR has 1 sense:

1. an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal

  Familiarity information: QUARTZ OSCILLATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUARTZ OSCILLATOR (noun)

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Meaning:

An oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

crystal oscillator; quartz oscillator

Hypernyms ("quartz oscillator" is a kind of...):

oscillator (generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current)