oscillator

English Thesaurus

1. generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	generator,
definition	:	an electronic device for producing a signal voltage (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	crystal oscillator, quartz oscillator,
definition	:	an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	heterodyne oscillator, local oscillator,
definition	:	an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones (noun.artifact)