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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
Related Forms:
- oscilloscopic os·cil′·lo·scop′ic (-skäp′ik) adjective
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