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View usage for: (ɒsɪleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense oscillates, present participle oscillating, past tense, past participle oscillated1. verbIf an object oscillates, it moves repeatedly from one position to another and back again, or keeps getting bigger and smaller. [formal] I checked to see if the needle indicating volume was oscillating. [VERB] Synonyms: fluctuate, swing, vary, sway More Synonyms of oscillate oscillation (ɒsɪleɪʃən)Word forms: plural oscillations variable noun Some oscillation of the fuselage had been noticed on early flights. [+ of] Synonyms: fluctuation, swing, variation, instability More Synonyms of oscillate Synonyms: wavering, swing, shift, swaying More Synonyms of oscillate 2. verb [no passive]If the level or value of something oscillates between one amount and another, it keeps going up and down between the two amounts. [formal] The share price has oscillated between a five-year high of 157.25p in 1997 and thisyear's low of 91.5p. [Vbetween pl-amount] Oil markets oscillated on the day's reports from Geneva. [VERB] ...an oscillating signal of microwave frequency. [VERB-ing] oscillationWord forms: plural oscillations variable noun There have always been slight oscillations in world temperature. [+ in] Synonyms: fluctuation, swing, variation, instability More Synonyms of oscillate Synonyms: wavering, swing, shift, swaying More Synonyms of oscillate 3. verb [no passive]If you oscillate between two moods, attitudes, or types of behaviour, you keep changing from one to the other and back again. [formal] The president of the Republic oscillated between a certain audacity and a prudentrealism. [V + between/and] oscillation uncountable noun ...that perpetual oscillation between despair and distracted joy. [+ between/and] Synonyms: fluctuation, swing, variation, instability More Synonyms of oscillate Synonyms: wavering, swing, shift, swaying More Synonyms of oscillate More Synonyms of oscillate oscillate in British English (ˈɒsɪˌleɪt) verb1. (intransitive) to move or swing from side to side regularly 2. (intransitive) to waver between opinions, courses of action, etc 3. physics to undergo or produce or cause to undergo or produce oscillation Word origin C18: from Latin oscillāre to swing, from oscillum a swing oscillate in American English (ˈɑsəˌleɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈoscilˌlated or ˈoscilˌlating1. to swing or move regularly back and forth 2. to be indecisive in purpose or opinion; vacillate 3. Physics to vary regularly between maximum and minimum values, as an electric current SIMILAR WORDS: swing Derived forms oscillatory (ˈoscillaˌtory) (ˈɑsələˌtɔri) adjective Word origin < L oscillatus, pp. of oscillare, to swing < oscillum, a swing Synonyms of 'oscillate'fluctuate, swing, vary, sway waver, change, swing, shift More Synonyms of oscillate In other languagesoscillate British English: oscillate VERB If an object oscillates, it moves repeatedly from one position to another and back again, or keeps getting bigger and smaller. I checked to see if the needle indicating volume was oscillating. - American English: oscillate
- Brazilian Portuguese: oscilar
- Chinese: 摆动
- European Spanish: oscilar
- French: osciller
- German: schwingen
- Italian: oscillare
- Japanese: 上下する
- Korean: >왔다 갔다 하다양극을
- European Portuguese: oscilar
- Latin American Spanish: oscilar
Definition to swing repeatedly back and forth The needle indicating volume was oscillating wildly. Synonyms veer rise and fall undulate go up and down Definition to waver between two extremes of opinion, attitude, or behaviour She oscillated between elation and despair. Synonyms waver swing vary sway ebb and flow seesaw Opposites settle , decide , determine , resolve , commit yourself Additional synonymsDefinition to occur by turns Moments of beauty alternate with slapstick comedy. Synonyms interchange, change, alter, fluctuate, intersperse, take turns, oscillate, chop and change, follow one another, follow in turn Definition to make or become different We are trying to detect and understand how the climate changes. Synonyms shift, vary, transform, alter, modify, diversify, fluctuate, mutate, metamorphose, transmuteDefinition to move up and down or back and forth alternately The stock-market see-sawed up and down. Synonyms alternate, swing, fluctuate, teeter, oscillate, go from one extreme to the other - ornate
- orthodox
- orthodoxy
- oscillate
- oscillation
- ossified
- ossify
Additional synonymsThe wind shifted and the helicopter lurched. Synonyms change direction, change, switch, vary, alter, fluctuateDefinition to lean to one side and then the other The people swayed back and forth with arms linked. Synonyms move from side to side, rock, wave, roll, swing, bend, lean, incline, lurch, oscillate, move to and fro Definition to alter one's opinion or mood suddenly The vote could swing again. Synonyms change, shift, vary, waver, fluctuate, oscillate, see-saw Definition to keep changing one's mind or opinions about something She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him. Synonyms waver, hesitate, dither (British), haver, sway, falter, be doubtful, fluctuate, be uncertain, be unsure, teeter, oscillate, be undecided, chop and change, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), temporize, hum and haw, be unable to decide, keep changing your mind, shillyshally (informal), be irresolute or indecisive, swither (Scottish), be unable to make up your mind (British), dillydally Definition to change in accordance with another variable women whose moods vary according to their menstrual cycle Synonyms change, shift, swing, transform, alter, fluctuate, oscillate, see-saw Definition to change direction suddenly small potholes which tend to make the car veer to one side or the other Synonyms change direction, turn, swerve, shift, sheer, tack, be deflected, change course, changeDefinition to undergo or cause to undergo vibration Her whole body seemed to vibrate with terror. Synonyms shake, tremble, shiver, fluctuate, quiver, oscillate, judder (informal) |