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.
Word Origin and History for inanimate Expand. adj. early 15c., from Late Latin inanimatus lifeless, from in- not (see in- (1)) + animatus (see animation). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning to infuse with life, from the other in- (see in- (2)).