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Resonator

Resonator Meaning & Definition
Resonator Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Resonator?

[n] any system that resonates
[n] an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
[n] a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves

Synonyms | Synonyms for Resonator: cavity resonator | resonant circuit | resonating chamber

Related Terms | Find terms related to Resonator:

See Also | chamber | circuit | electric circuit | electrical circuit | soundboard | soundbox | sounding board | system

Resonator In Webster's Dictionary

\Res"o*na`tor\, n. [NL. & G.] Anything that resounds or resonates; specif.: (a) (Teleg.) An open box for containing a sounder and designed to concentrate and amplify the sound. (b) (Elec.) Any of various apparatus for exhibiting or utilizing the effects of resonance in connection with open circuits, as a device having an oscillating circuit which includes a helix of bare copper wire, a variable number of coils of which can be connected in circuit with a condenser and spark gap excited with an induction coil. It is used to create high-frequency electric brush discharges. (c) (Wireless Teleg.) The antenna system and other high-frequency circuits of a receiving apparatus.
\Res"o*na`tor\ (-n?`t?r), n. (Acoustics) Anything which resounds; specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds.

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