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oscilloscope
[ uh-sil-uh-skohp ]
/ əˈsɪl əˌskoʊp /
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noun Electricity.
a device that gives a visual graph of amplitude versus time of a measured signal, as voltage or current.
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Origin of oscilloscope
OTHER WORDS FROM oscilloscope
os·cil·lo·scop·ic [uh-sil-uh-skop-ik], /əˌsɪl əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectiveos·cil·lo·scop·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby oscilloscope
oscillogram, oscillograph, oscillometer, oscillometry, oscillopsia, oscilloscope, oscine, oscitancy, oscitant, os coccygis, Osco-Umbrian
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British Dictionary definitions for oscilloscope
oscilloscope
/ (ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp) /
noun
an instrument for producing a representation of a quantity that rapidly changes with time on the screen of a cathode-ray tube. The changes are converted into electric signals, which are applied to plates in the cathode-ray tube. Changes in the magnitude of the potential across the plates deflect the electron beam and thus produce a trace on the screen
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Medical definitions for oscilloscope
oscilloscope
[ ə-sĭl′ə-skōp′ ]
n.
An electronic instrument that produces an instantaneous trace on the screen that corresponds to oscillations of voltage and current.
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os•cil′lo•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for oscilloscope
oscilloscope
[ ə-sĭl′ə-skōp′ ]
An electronic instrument used to observe and measure changing electrical signals. The amplitude of the signal as it varies with time is displayed graphically on a screen as a line stretching from left to right, with displacements up and down indicating the amplitude of the signal. Oscilloscopes are used to diagnose problems in electronic signal-processing devises, such as computers or stereos, and to monitor electrical activity in the body, such as that of heartbeats.
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