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  • 1Crystal oscillator — A miniature 4 MHz quartz crystal enclosed in a hermetically sealed HC 49/US package, used as the resonator in a crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal …

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  • 2Crystal oven — An OCXO inside an HP digital counter A crystal oven is a temperature controlled chamber used to maintain the quartz crystal in electronic crystal oscillators at a constant temperature, in order to prevent changes in the frequency due to… …

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  • 3Frequency synthesizer — A frequency synthesizer is an electronic system for generating any of a range of frequencies from a single fixed timebase or oscillator. They are found in many modern devices, including radio receivers, mobile telephones, radiotelephones, walkie… …

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  • 4Crystal oscillator frequencies — Crystal oscillators can be manufactured for oscillation over a wide range of frequencies, from a few kilohertz up to several hundred megahertz. Many applications call for a crystal oscillator frequency conveniently related to some other desired… …

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  • 5Crystal Springs Air Force Station — Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) Type Air Forc …

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  • 6crystal — [kris′təl] n. [altered (modeled on L) < ME & OFr cristal, OE cristalla < L crystallum, crystal, ice < Gr krystallos < kryos: see CRUDE] 1. a) a clear, transparent mineral; esp., pure quartz b) a piece of such quartz cut in the form of …

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  • 7Frequency comb — A frequency comb is the graphic representation of the spectrum of a mode locked laser. An octave spanning comb can be used for mapping radio frequencies into the optical frequency range or it can be used to steer a piezoelectric mirror within a… …

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  • 8crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …

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  • 9Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… …

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  • 10crystal — /ˈkrɪstl / (say kristl) noun 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallised quartz. 3. Chemistry, Mineralogy a solid body having a characteristic internal structure and enclosed by symmetrically… …