noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 2
An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract