noun
Technical term in physics and engineering for a nonlinear oscillation where energy is slowly stored and rapidly released, producing a sawtooth-like waveform.
緩和振動は、弛張発振回路でよく見られる現象です。
Relaxation oscillation is a phenomenon often seen in relaxation oscillator circuits.
Synonym for relaxation oscillation; 緩和振動 is more common in modern technical contexts.
Compound of 緩和 (relaxation) and 振動 (oscillation), a calque of the English term 'relaxation oscillation'.