전기적 또는 기계적 에너지를 사용하여 일정한 주기의 진동이나 신호를 만들어내는 장치.
An electronic circuit or device that produces a repetitive, oscillating electronic signal, often a sine wave or a square wave.
예문:
"The quartz crystal oscillator provides a stable clock signal for the computer's processor."
"Engineers used a local oscillator to convert the incoming radio frequency to a lower intermediate frequency."
일정한 리듬에 따라 앞뒤로 움직이거나 서로 다른 상태 사이를 주기적으로 오가는 물체 또는 사람.
A person or thing that moves back and forth with a steady rhythm or fluctuates between different states.
예문:
"The pendulum of the grandfather clock acts as a mechanical oscillator to keep time."
"In this economic model, the market is viewed as an oscillator swinging between boom and bust."