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n.Electronics a thin, natural or synthetic, piezoelectric crystal of silicon dioxide cut and ground to a precise thickness so as to vibrate at a particular frequency when supplied with energy
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Quartz crystal microbalance — A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measures a mass per unit area by measuring the change in frequency of a quartz crystal resonator. The resonance is disturbed by the addition or removal of a small mass due to oxide growth/decay or film… … Wikipedia
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quartz-crystal control — kvarcinis stabilizavimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. quartz control; quartz crystal control vok. Quarzstabilisierung, f rus. кварцевая стабилизация, f pranc. stabilisation à quartz, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
quartz-crystal clock — kvarcinis laikrodis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. quartz crystal clock vok. Quarzuhr, f rus. кварцевые часы pranc. horloge à quartz, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
quartz-crystal clock — noun or quartz clock : a clock in which the high uniform piezoelectric vibrations of a quartz crystal induced by current from a constant frequency generator are used to control the rate of a synchronous motor clock … Useful english dictionary
quartz-crystal clock — noun a clock which is regulated by a quartz crystal … Wiktionary
