oscillation

oscillationOscillation of a clock pendulum takes it from point a to point b and back to a. The dashed red line is the position of the pendulum at rest.

os·cil·la·tion

O0134700 (ŏs′ə-lā′shən)n.1. a. The action of oscillating.b. The state of being oscillated.2. A single oscillatory cycle.

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os′cil·la′tion·al adj.

oscillation

(ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃən) n1. (General Physics) physics statistics a. regular fluctuation in value, position, or state about a mean value, such as the variation in an alternating current or the regular swinging of a pendulumb. a single cycle of such a fluctuation2. the act or process of oscillating oscillatory adj

os•cil•la•tion

(ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən)

n. 1. an act or instance of oscillating. 2. a. a single swing in one direction of an oscillating body. b. a single fluctuation between the maximum and minimum values of an oscillatory cycle. [1650–60; < Latin] os′cil•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

oscillationThe time it takes the pendulum to swing from a to b and back to a is known as its period. The dashed red line from the central point represents the position of the pendulum at rest.

os·cil·la·tion

(ŏs′ə-lā′shən)1. A steady, uninterrupted, backward and forward swinging about a central point. Compare vibration.2. A single cycle of motion about a central position.

oscillation

A repetitive vibration with a regular frequency.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oscillation - the process of oscillating between stateslibration - (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite; "the libration of the moon"natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
	2.	oscillation - (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a meanvibrationnatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"ripple - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady valueundulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forthtransient - (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or loadbeat - a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillationsresonance - a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating systemsympathetic vibration - (physics) vibration produced by resonance
	3.	oscillation - a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"cycleperiodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervalscardiac cycle - the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"Carnot cycle, Carnot's ideal cycle - a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heatpass - one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"menstrual cycle - a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"

oscillation

noun1. swing, variation, instability, imbalance, wavering, volatility, variability, unpredictability, fluctuation, seesawing, disequilibrium, capriciousness, mutability, inconstancy, changeableness a slight oscillation in world temperature2. wavering, swing, shift, swaying, alteration, veering, seesawing, vacillation his oscillation between skepticism and credulity

Translations

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