Os"cil*la`tor (?), n. One that
oscillates; specif.: (a) (Elec.) Any
device for producing electric oscillations; esp., an apparatus for
generating electric waves in a system of wireless telegraphy.
(b) (Mech.) An instrument for measuring
rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
Os"cil*la`tor (?), n. One that
oscillates; specif.: (a) (Elec.) Any
device for producing electric oscillations; esp., an apparatus for
generating electric waves in a system of wireless telegraphy.
(b) (Mech.) An instrument for measuring
rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.