Meaning | electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities. |
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Synonyms | oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope |
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Part of | cardiac monitor, heart monitor | A piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart |
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monitor, monitoring device | Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor |
radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation | measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects |
Parts | cathode-ray tube, CRT | A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
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Broader | electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
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Spanish | osciloscopio |
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Catalan | oscil·loscopi |
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