Definitions

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

Etymologies

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multi- +‎ vibrator

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Examples

  • The Vostok ice core data looks like the output from an astable multivibrator.

    A few inconvenient truths « Climate Audit 2006

  • We used to call that a multivibrator but its not decent these days.

    WSJ: House Energy report on the "mutual admiration society" « Climate Audit 2006

  • The Vostok ice core data looks like the output from an astable multivibrator.

    A few inconvenient truths « Climate Audit 2006

  • Also, this hadn't occurred to me until now, but this kind of machine could actually be used as a time delay, in the same manner as a monostable multivibrator.

    MAKE Magazine 2010

  • Also, this hadn't occurred to me until now, but this kind of machine could actually be used as a time delay, in the same manner as a monostable multivibrator.

    MAKE Magazine 2010

  • Astable multivibrator lights LED from a single cell

    unknown title 2009

  • The falling edge of the output pulse of the NAND gate triggers the monostable multivibrator to generate the first gate pulse of predefined gate width ...

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  • - TW Circuit adds functions to a monostable multivibrator

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  • - TW Circuit adds functions to a monostable multivibrator

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  • The falling edge of the output pulse of the NAND gate triggers the monostable multivibrator to generate the first gate pulse of predefined gate width ...

    unknown title 2009

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