dynatron oscillator

/ (ˈdaɪnəˌtrɒn) /

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noun

electronics an oscillator containing a tetrode in which the screen grid is more positive than the anode, causing the anode current to decrease as its voltage increases

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Word Origin for dynatron oscillator

C20: from dyna (mo-) + -tron

Words nearby dynatron oscillator

Dynapen, dynast, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator, dyne, dynein, Dynel, dyno, dynode

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Nobody remembers their first frequency-counter, their first audio oscillator, their first this or that.
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The former, which is termed nowadays a "Hertz Oscillator," is simply two metal discs almost connected by a thick wire.
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This is a counting register operated by a crystal controlled oscillator.
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"Right here," sang out Craig, detaching the oscillator and replacing the electric bulb, which he lighted.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve

A later device, called the Fessenden oscillator, will transmit or receive sounds a distance of twenty miles.
The Submarine in War and Peace|Simon Lake
It happened to a chap named Blenkinson, who took an Oscillator that hadn't any brake on it.
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