oscilloscope

os·cil·lo·scope

 (ə-sĭl′ə-skōp′)

n.

An electronic instrument that produces an instantaneous trace on the screen of a cathode-ray tube corresponding to oscillations of voltage and current.

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[oscill(ation) + -scope.]

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os·cil′lo·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.

oscilloscope

(ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp)

n

1. (Electronics) an instrument for producing a representation of a quantity that rapidly changes with time on the screen of a cathode-ray tube. The changes are converted into electric signals, which are applied to plates in the cathode-ray tube. Changes in the magnitude of the potential across the plates deflect the electron beam and thus produce a trace on the screen

2. (General Physics) an instrument for producing a representation of a quantity that rapidly changes with time on the screen of a cathode-ray tube. The changes are converted into electric signals, which are applied to plates in the cathode-ray tube. Changes in the magnitude of the potential across the plates deflect the electron beam and thus produce a trace on the screen

os•cil•lo•scope

(əˈsɪl əˌskoʊp)

n.

a device that uses a cathode-ray tube to display on a screen periodic changes in an electric quantity, as voltage or current.

os•cil`lo•scop′ic (-ˈskɒp ɪk) adj.

os·cil·lo·scope

(ə-sĭl′ə-skōp′)

An electronic instrument used to measure changing electric voltages. It displays the waveforms of electric oscillations on a screen.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oscilloscope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, scope cardiac monitor, heart monitor - a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart cathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) monitoring device, monitor - display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation - measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

Translations

Oszilloskop

oscilloscope

oscilloscope

[ɒˈsiləˌskəʊp] N → osciloscopio m

oscilloscope

n → Oszilloskop nt

oscilloscope

[ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp] n → oscilloscopio