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oscillation

os·cil·la·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [os-uh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /ˈɒs.ɪ.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [os-uh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of oscillation word

  • noun oscillation an act or instance of oscillating. 1
  • noun oscillation a single swing or movement in one direction of an oscillating body. 1
  • noun oscillation fluctuation between beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc. 1
  • noun oscillation Physics. an effect expressible as a quantity that repeatedly and regularly fluctuates above and below some mean value, as the pressure of a sound wave or the voltage of an alternating current. a single fluctuation between maximum and minimum values in such an effect. 1
  • noun oscillation Mathematics. the difference between the least upper bound and the greatest lower bound of the functional values of a function in a given interval. Also called saltus. the limit of the oscillation in an interval containing a given point, as the length of the interval approaches zero. 1
  • noun oscillation Movement back and forth at a regular speed. 1

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Origin of oscillation

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin oscillātiōn- (stem of oscillātiō) a swinging, equivalent to oscillāt(us) (see oscillate) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Oscillation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oscillation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for oscillation

noun oscillation

  • fluctuation — continual change from one point or condition to another.
  • vacillation — an act or instance of vacillating.
  • alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
  • swinging — Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
  • undulation — an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.

Antonyms for oscillation

noun oscillation

  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
  • sureness — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
  • trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

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