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jitter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jitter has 2 senses
- jitter(n = noun.event) - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources; is a kind of disturbance, interference, noise
- jitter(n = noun.event) - a small irregular movement; is a kind of motion, movement
Derived form adjective jittery1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jitter, n. & v. colloq.
--n. (the jitters) extreme nervousness.
--v.intr. be nervous; act nervously.
--n. (the jitters) extreme nervousness.
--v.intr. be nervous; act nervously.
Derivative
jittery adj. jitteriness n.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
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