relaxation oscillator

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electronics a nonsinusoidal oscillator, the timing of which is controlled by the charge and discharge time constants of resistance and capacitance components

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Words nearby relaxation oscillator

relatum, relaunch, relax, relaxant, relaxation, relaxation oscillator, relaxation time, relaxed, relaxer, relaxin, relay

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How to use relaxation oscillator in a sentence

For one, she admitted TV documentary crews into her palaces to film her, an unheard-of relaxation of the court protocols.
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Everything is meant to be utilitarian and efficient, at the expense of relaxation or comfort.
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After working up a sweat, the “Erotic Pleasure Palace” offers a moment of relaxation.
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It also includes unique coping methods, such as voice-recorded mindfulness and relaxation exercises, or relaxing music.
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Doc Severinsen, when he retired from The Tonight Show, came for solace and relaxation and got that and much more.
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The fact that the day following the punishment parade was a Sunday brought about a certain relaxation from discipline.
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Victor Lebrun, who happened to be in the city, bent upon relaxation, had accepted with alacrity.
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Such a relaxation would greatly endear His Majesty to his subjects.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The reduction in the nuns not only decreased the importance of the abbey but led to a terrible relaxation of discipline.
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I suffered so much from the consequent relaxation, that I never repeated the occasion.
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