oscilloscope

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oscilloscope

/əˈsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ UK
/ˈɒˌsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ UK

noun oscilloscopes

An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents. If two waveforms have no phase no phase or frequency relationship, there is seldom reason to observe both waveforms simultaneously. However, these oscilloscopes do permit the simultaneous viewing of two such unrelated waveforms, using alternate triggering. […] If the fuse blows, the “ON” indicator w
Similar: oscillograph

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noun electronic measuring instrument

Español	osciloscopio
한국어	오실로스코프 osilloseukopeu
日本語	オシロスコープ
中文	示波器 shìbōqì
हिन्दी	दोलनदर्शी dolandarśī
Português	osciloscópio
Français	oscilloscope
Deutsch	Oszilloskop
Italiano	oscilloscopio
Ελληνικά	παλμογράφος palmográfos
Română	osciloscop
Русский	осцилло́граф oscillógraf
Tiếng Việt	dao động ký, máy hiện sóng
العربية	ذُبذاب zobzab
עברית	משקף תנודות mashkéf tnudot, אוסילוקופ osiloskóp

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@misc{oscilloscope_2026,
  title = {oscilloscope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oscilloscope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}