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Oscillation definition

ŏsə-lāshən
oscillations
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The act of oscillating.
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Fluctuation; instability; variation.
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A single oscillatory cycle.
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The action of oscillating.
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The state of being oscillated.
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Repeated variation in the value of some physical quantity, as position or voltage.
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A single instance or cycle of such a variation.
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The act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated.
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A single such cycle.
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(mathematics) (of a function) Defined for each point in the domain of the function by , and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
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A repeating fluctuation in a physical object or quantity.
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A single cycle of such fluctuation.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
oscillation
Plural:
oscillations

Oscillation Sentence Examples

  • The next class of wave or oscillation detector is the magnetic detector depending upon the power of electric oscillations to affect the magnetic state of iron.

  • As in the rest of the Mediterranean, tides are scarcely observable; but at several points on the west and south coasts a curious oscillation in the level of the waters, known to the natives as the marrobbio (or marobia), is sometimes noticed, and is said to be always preceded by certain atmospheric signs.

  • The dotted boundary curves have the equation 0 =omx, and show the rate of diminution of the amplitude of the temperature oscillation with depth in the metal.

  • The steam pressure in the heater may be periodically varied by the gauge in such a manner as to produce an approximately simple harmonic oscillation of temperature at the hot end, while the cool end is kept at a steady temperature.

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