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===Meaning===
[[File:Oscilloscope.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of an [[oscilloscope]].]]
An [[oscilloscope]] is a [[Measuring Instrument|measuring instrument]] used to [[measure]] the [[frequency]] and [[amplitude]] of [[oscillation]]s.
===About Oscilloscopes===
: [[Oscilloscope]]s display the information on a screen with the [[amplitude]] on the [[y-axis]] and [[time]] on the [[x-axis]].
{| class="wikitable"
|[[File:OscilloscopeScreen4.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:OscilloscopeScreen5.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:OscilloscopeScreen6.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a high [[amplitude]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a low [[amplitude]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen.
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|[[File:OscilloscopeScreen1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:OscilloscopeScreen2.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:OscilloscopeScreen3.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a low [[frequency]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a high [[frequency]] [[wave]] on an [[oscilloscope]] screen.
|}
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===Meaning===
An [[oscilloscope]] is a [[Measuring Instrument|measuring instrument]] used to [[measure]] the [[frequency]] and [[amplitude]] of [[oscillation]]s.