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FM SIGNAL GENERATOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Measurements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sweep generator
1, record 1, English, sweep%20generator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sweep oscillator 2, record 1, English, sweep%20oscillator
correct, see observation
- wobbulator 3, record 1, English, wobbulator
correct, see observation
- FM signal generator 4, record 1, English, FM%20signal%20generator
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test instrument that generates a radio-frequency voltage whose frequency varies back and forth through a given frequency range at a rapid constant rate; used to produce an input signal for circuits or devices whose frequency response is to be observed on an oscilloscope. 1, record 1, English, - sweep%20generator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "sweep oscillator" : An oscillator in which the output frequency varies continuously and periodically between two frequency limits. 2, record 1, English, - sweep%20generator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "wobbulator" : A device, usually mechanical, used to frequency-modulate an oscillator for test purposes. 3, record 1, English, - sweep%20generator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vobulateur
1, record 1, French, vobulateur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- wobbulateur 2, record 1, French, wobbulateur
correct
- hululeur 3, record 1, French, hululeur
correct, rare
- générateur modulé en fréquence 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20modul%C3%A9%20en%20fr%C3%A9quence
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Générateur de courant à fréquence acoustique ou radioélectrique dont la fréquence varie périodiquement entre deux limites fixes, de façon à permettre l'étude d'un phénomène ou celle du fonctionnement d'un appareil dans la bande de fréquences comprise entre ces limites. 1, record 1, French, - vobulateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "sweep generator" ne s'applique pas au vobulateur de fréquence acoustique, en ce cas on dirait plutôt "sweep oscillator". 4, record 1, French, - vobulateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«générateur modulé en fréquence» : Souvent, les générateurs modulés en fréquence (fréquence variable de façon périodique entre deux limites) sont associés à des oscillographes en vue de réaliser une visualisation des phénomènes. Ces appareils, appelés vobulateurs ou wobbulateurs (de l'anglais to wobble signifiant "vaciller"; ici, c'est la fréquence qui "vacille"), sont d'un emploi courant dans la technique des téléviseurs et des postes récepteurs radio-électriques. 2, record 1, French, - vobulateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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