Found 3 items, similar to oscillation.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: oscillation
goyangan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: oscillation
oscillation
n 1: the process of oscillating between states
2: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
[syn:
vibration]
3: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated
phenomenon;
“a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons”
[syn:
cycle]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Oscillation
Oscillation
\Os`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.]
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1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and
forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
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2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.
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His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme
points of the oscillation were not very remote.
--Macaulay.
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Axis of oscillation,
Center of oscillation. See under
Axis, and
Center.
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