Oscillator

part · 1912 · Electric age

A circuit that produces a periodic signal.

What it is made of

• Capacitor — has part. An LC circuit.
• Inductor — has part. An LC circuit.

Principles and materials it uses

• Resonance — uses. A resonant circuit.
• Copper — is made of. The circuit is copper.

Where it is used

• Radio — is part of. A carrier frequency oscillator.
• Synthesizer — is part of. Sound oscillators.
• Theremin — is part of. Beat-frequency oscillators.
• Pacemaker — is part of. A pulse generator.
• Drum machine — is part of. Analogue oscillators.
• Audiometer — is part of. A tone generator.
• Atomic clock — is part of. A quartz oscillator is tuned to the atoms.

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