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Crystal Oscillator

Definition: Crystal Oscillator

Crystal Oscillator

Noun

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

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Specialty Definition: Crystal Oscillator

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Electrical Engineering

A generator of alternating-current energy, the frequency of which is determined by the mechanical properties of a piezoelectric crystal. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Crystal oscillator

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In telecommunication, a crystal oscillator (XO) is an oscillator in which the frequency is controlled by a piezoelectric crystal.

Note 1: A crystal oscillator may require controlled temperature because its operating frequency is a function of temperature.

Note 2: Types of crystal oscillators include voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO), temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TCXO), oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OCXO), temperature-compensated-voltage controlled crystal oscillators (TCVCXO), oven-controlled voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (OCVCXO), microcomputer-compensated crystal oscillators (MCXO), and rubidium crystal oscillators (RbXO).

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Crystal oscillator."

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Synonym: Crystal Oscillator

Synonym: quartz oscillator (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Crystal Oscillator

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Books

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Crystal Oscillator

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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92

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2
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Modern Translation: Crystal Oscillator

Language Translations for "crystal oscillator"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

krystaloscillator (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

kristaloscillator (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

French

  

oscillateur piloté par quartz (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscillateur quartz (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscillateur cristal (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

German

  

Quarzoszillator (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ταλαντωτής κρυστάλλου (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

Italian

  

piezooscillatore (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscillatore controllato a quarzo (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ystalcray oscillatoray

   

Portuguese

  

oscilador de quartzo (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

oscilador estabilizado por cristal (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscilador de cuarzo (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscilador de cristal (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscilador controlado por cristal (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator), oscilador a cristal (crystal controlled oscillator, crystal-controlled oscillator, quartz crystal controlled oscillator). (various references)

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Anagrams: Crystal Oscillator

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-l-l-o-o-r-r-s-s-t-t-y"

-5 letters: acrostically, oratorically.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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