1. an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal; [syn: crystal oscillator, quartz oscillator]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crystal oscillator
n 1: an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a
frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a
piezoelectric quartz crystal [syn: crystal oscillator,
quartz oscillator]