Definition of Crystal oscillator

1. Noun. An oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal.

Exact synonyms: Quartz Oscillator
Generic synonyms: Oscillator

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crystal Oscillator

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crystal ball
crystal clear
crystal counter
crystal detector
crystal gazing
crystal healing
crystal lattice
crystal lattices
crystal meth
crystal microphone
crystal momentum
crystal oscillator (current term)
crystal pickup
crystal radio
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crystal rectifier
crystal set
crystal sets
crystal stone
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crystal twinning
crystal violet
crystal violet vaccine
crystalisation
crystalisations

Literary usage of Crystal oscillator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"6) This unit, the AM-1, is crystal controlled, employing a 3Ah miniature tube in a Pierce oscillator circuit as the crystal oscillator. ..."

2. Thin Polymer and Phospholipid Films for Biosensors: Characterisation with by Torbjorn Tjarnhage (1997)
"crystal oscillator =J=Pl¥ $ Output Figure 10. The circuit used in papers II, IV and V for driving the oscillation of the QCM in liquids. ..."

3. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"The RF phase of the detected light at the output of the multimode fiber is compared to a reference signal derived from the crystal oscillator driving the ..."

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