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PULSE GENERATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pulse generator" is a kind of...):
generator (an electronic device for producing a signal voltage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pulse generator"):
pinger (a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar)
Holonyms ("pulse generator" is a part of...):
microwave radar; radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation (measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects)
asdic; echo sounder; sonar (a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return)
