Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multivibrator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-vi-bra-tor
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English vibrator English multivibrator From multi- + vibrator.

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What does multivibrator mean?
An electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.
Where does multivibrator come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English vibrator English multivibrator From multi- + vibrator.

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