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TIME BASE GENERATOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oscillators and Oscillating Circuits (Electronics)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sweep generator
1, record 1, English, sweep%20generator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- time-base generator 2, record 1, English, time%2Dbase%20generator
correct
- sawtooth generator 3, record 1, English, sawtooth%20generator
correct
- sweep oscillator 4, record 1, English, sweep%20oscillator
correct
- ramp generator 5, record 1, English, ramp%20generator
correct
- time-base oscillator 6, record 1, English, time%2Dbase%20oscillator
less frequent
- timing-axis oscillator 4, record 1, English, timing%2Daxis%20oscillator
correct
- sawtooth wave generator 7, record 1, English, sawtooth%20wave%20generator
correct
- sawtooth-wave generator 8, record 1, English, sawtooth%2Dwave%20generator
less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electronic circuit that generates a voltage or current, usually recurrent, as a prescribed function of time; the resulting waveform is used as a time base to be applied to the deflection system of an electron-beam device, such as a cathode-ray tube. 9, record 1, English, - sweep%20generator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sweep generator produces signals that are somewhat different from the ones that a standard generator puts out, in that it sweeps the frequencies up and down. 10, record 1, English, - sweep%20generator
Record 1, Key term(s)
- time base generator
- timing axis oscillator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circuits oscillants et oscillateurs (Électronique)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- générateur de base de temps
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20base%20de%20temps
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- générateur de balayage 1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20balayage
correct, masculine noun
- générateur de rampe 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20rampe
correct, masculine noun
- générateur en dents de scie 3, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20en%20dents%20de%20scie
proposal, masculine noun
- base de temps 4, record 1, French, base%20de%20temps
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un générateur de rampe fournit une tension en «dents de scie». 5, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20base%20de%20temps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien qu'il ne soit pas correct, le terme «base de temps» est fréquemment utilisé. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20base%20de%20temps
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Osciladores y circuitos oscilantes (Electrónica)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Electrotecnia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- generador de diente de sierra
1, record 1, Spanish, generador%20de%20diente%20de%20sierra
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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