"wobbulator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wobbulators [plural], wobulator [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of wobble + oscillator Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wobble|oscillator}} Blend of wobble + oscillator Head templates: {{en-noun}} wobbulator (plural wobbulators)
  1. An electronic device primarily used for the alignment of receiver or transmitter intermediate frequency strips, often in conjunction with an oscilloscope; a swept-output RF oscillator; a variable capacitor driven by a voice coil; a main component of a FM circuit. Wikipedia link: wobbulator Synonyms: sweep generator Translations (electronic device primarily used for aligning intermediate frequency strips): Wobbelgenerator (German), wobulatora (Polish)

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Alternative forms

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