multivibrator

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noun

An electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.

OriginEnglish vibrator ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

nounmultivibrator (plural multivibrators)

plural multivibrators

  1. businessAn electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishvibrator
  9. Englishmultivibrator

From multi- + vibrator.

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APA

multivibrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivibrator

MLA

“multivibrator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivibrator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multivibrator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivibrator.

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