Meaning & use

Squeg

verb·Academic

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(Of an electronic oscillator circuit) to produce a self-interrupting, irregular series of oscillations rather than a steady signal.

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The faulty amplifier began to squeg, producing bursts of static instead of a clean tone.

Engineers redesigned the circuit after it would squeg under high voltage.

A note on using this word

Squeg is a niche electronics term describing 'squegging' oscillators, which self-quench and restart repeatedly instead of oscillating continuously.

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