Definitions for "Colpitts oscillator"
An oscillator in which a parallel-tuned tank circuit has two voltage-dividing capacitors in series, with their common connection going to the cathode in the electron-tube version and the emitter circuit in the transistor version.
An oscillator with a pair of tapped capacitors in the feedback network. also see: AKA: Antonym: Source: http://www.twysted-pair.com/dictionary.htm
An oscillator characterised by series capacitors shunting the resonant circuit inductor.