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os·cillo·scope (-skōp′)

noun

a type of oscillograph that visually displays an electrical wave on a fluorescent screen, as of a cathode-ray tube

Etymology: < L oscillare, to swing + -scope

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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