- oscilloscopic
- adjective see oscilloscope
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
oscilloscopic
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oscilloscopic — adjective see oscilloscope * * * oscilloscopic / skopˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑oscillate … Useful english dictionary
oscilloscopic — oscilloscope os*cil lo*scope, n. [L. oscillare to swing + scope.] An electronic measuring instrument which provides a visual representation of the time variation of electrical quantities, such as voltage or current. It may be used to measure the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oscilloscopic — See oscilloscope. * * * … Universalium
oscilloscopic — adj. of an oscilloscope (device which depicts fluctuations in electric current); by an oscilloscope … English contemporary dictionary
oscilloscopic — os·cil·lo·scop·ic … English syllables
oscilloscope — oscilloscopic /euh sil euh skop ik/, adj. oscilloscopically, adv. /euh sil euh skohp /, n. Elect. a device that uses a cathode ray tube or similar instrument to depict on a screen periodic changes in an electric quantity, as voltage or current.… … Universalium
oscilloscope — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1906 an instrument in which the variations in a fluctuating electrical quantity appear temporarily as a visible wave form on the fluorescent screen of a cathode ray tube • oscilloscopic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oscilloscope — noun a device for viewing oscillations by a display on the screen of a cathode ray tube. Derivatives oscilloscopic adjective … English new terms dictionary
oscilloscope — [ə sil′əskōp΄, äs′ə lōskōp΄] n. [< L oscillare, to swing + SCOPE] a type of oscillograph that visually displays an electrical wave on a fluorescent screen, as of a cathode ray tube oscilloscopic [ə sil′əskäp′ik, äs′ə lōskäp′ik] adj … English World dictionary
oscilloscope — n. a device for viewing oscillations by a display on the screen of a cathode ray tube. Derivatives: oscilloscopic adj … Useful english dictionary
