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.
In linguistics, inalienable possession (abbreviated INAL) is a type of possession in which a noun is obligatorily possessed by its possessor. Nouns or nominal affixes in an inalienable possession relationship cannot exist independently or be alienated from their possessor. For example, a hand implies (someone's) hand, even if it is severed from the whole body. Likewise, a father implies (someone's) father.