"oscilloscope" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ [UK], /ˈɒˌsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ [UK] Forms: oscilloscopes [plural]
Etymology: oscillate + -scope Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oscillate|scope}} oscillate + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} oscilloscope (plural oscilloscopes)
  1. An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents. Wikipedia link: oscilloscope Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: oscillograph Translations (electronic measuring instrument): oshiloskopi (Albanian), ذُبذاب (zobzab) (Arabic), osiloskop (Azerbaijani), osziloskopio (Basque), асцыло́граф (ascylóhraf) (Belarusian), осцилоско́п (osciloskóp) (Bulgarian), အော်ဆီလိုစကုပ် (auhciluica.kup) (Burmese), oscil·loscopi [masculine] (Catalan), 示波器 (shìbōqì) (Chinese Mandarin), osciloskop [masculine] (Czech), oscilloskop (Danish), osciloskopo (Esperanto), oskilloskooppi (Finnish), oscilloscope [masculine] (French), Oszilloskop [neuter] (German), παλμογράφος (palmográfos) [masculine] (Greek), משקף תנודות (mashkéf tnudot) [masculine] (Hebrew), אוסילוקופ (osiloskóp) [masculine] (Hebrew), दोलनदर्शी (dolandarśī) (Hindi), oszcilloszkóp (Hungarian), sveiflusjá [feminine] (Icelandic), oscilloscopio [masculine] (Italian), オシロスコープ (Japanese), осциллограф (ossillograf) (Kazakh), អូស៊ីឡូស្កុប (ʼousiilouskop) (Khmer), 오실로스코프 (osilloseukopeu) (Korean), osciloskops (Latvian), osciloskopas [masculine] (Lithuanian), oscyloskop [masculine] (Polish), osciloscópio [masculine] (Portuguese), osciloscop [neuter] (Romanian), осцилло́граф (oscillógraf) [masculine] (Russian), osciloskop (Slovak), osciloskop (Slovene), osciloscopio [masculine] (Spanish), oscilloskop [neuter] (Swedish), tuguysipat (Tagalog), அலைவுகாட்டி (alaivukāṭṭi) (Tamil), ออสซิลโลสโคป (Thai), osiloskop (Turkish), осцилограф (oscylohraf) (Ukrainian), dao động ký (Vietnamese), máy hiện sóng (Vietnamese), osgilosgop (Welsh)

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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "electronic measuring instrument",
      "word": "ออสซิลโลสโคป"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "electronic measuring instrument",
      "word": "osiloskop"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oscylohraf",
      "sense": "electronic measuring instrument",
      "word": "осцилограф"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electronic measuring instrument",
      "word": "dao động ký"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electronic measuring instrument",
      "word": "máy hiện sóng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "electronic measuring instrument",
      "word": "osgilosgop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oscilloscope"
}

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