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.
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word inanimate. Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: inanimate(adj) belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things. the word `car' is inanimate. inanimate, nonliving, non-living(adj) not endowed with life.