wobbulator

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UK/ˈwɒb.jʊˌleɪ.tə/US/ˈwɑb.jəˌleɪ.tɚ/

noun

An electronic device primarily used for the alignment of receiver or transmitter intermediate frequency strips, often in conjunction with an oscilloscope; a swept-output RF oscillator; a variable capacitor driven by a voice coil; a main component of a FM circuit.

Similar
sweep generator
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Meanings

nounwobbulator (plural wobbulators)

plural wobbulators · alternative wobulator

  1. An electronic device primarily used for the alignment of receiver or transmitter intermediate frequency strips, often in conjunction with an oscilloscope; a swept-output RF oscillator; a variable capacitor driven by a voice coil; a main component of a FM circuit.

    Synonyms: sweep generator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electronic device primarily used for the alignment of receiver or transmitter intermediate frequency strips, often in conjunction with an oscilloscope; a swept-output RF oscillator; a variable capacitor driven by a voice coil; a main component of a FM circuit.

Similar
sweep generator

Origin

Blend of wobble + oscillator.

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Translations

German Wobbelgenerator
  • Wobbelgeneratorelectronic device primarily used for aligning intermediate frequency strips
Polish wobulatora
  • wobulatoraelectronic device primarily used for aligning intermediate frequency strips
Cite this entry
APA

wobbulator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wobbulator

MLA

“wobbulator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wobbulator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wobbulator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wobbulator.

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