signal generator

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noun

electrical engineering an apparatus used to generate a signal consisting of a known oscillating voltage, usually between 1 microvolt and 1 volt, over a range of frequencies, to test electronic equipment

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Words nearby signal generator

signage, signal, signal board, signal box, signal corps, signal generator, signalize, signally, signalman, signalment, signal-to-noise ratio

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How to use signal generator in a sentence

Walt, his mutant bridge restored, was inspecting the second signal generator with interest.
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One of the technicians—one who had worked hardest over it—was joyfully smashing the second signal generator.
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It was dawn before the first signal generator began operation.
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One section of the transmitter cable ran to each signal generator.
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By midnight, Julia was superintending the construction of a second signal generator.
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