The crystal oscillator circuit sustains oscillation by taking a voltage signal from the quartz resonator, amplifying it, and feeding it back to the resonator. The rate of expansion and contraction of the quartz is the resonant frequency, and is determined by the cut and size of the crystal.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: inanimate(Noun) Something that is not alive. inanimate(Adjective) Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. inanimate(Adjective) Not being, and never having been alive. inanimate(Adjective) Not animate.
Definition of amalgam. 1 : a mixture of different elements an amalgam of musical forms The crowd was an amalgam of young and old. 2 : an alloy of mercury with another metal that is solid or liquid at room temperature according to the proportion of mercury present and is used especially in making tooth cements.