oscillation
The act of oscillating or the state of being oscillatedThe act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
» Its motion resembles the oscillation of a pendulum.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
Schwingung, Oszillation
колеба́ниеkolebánije, кача́ниеkačánije
колива́нняkolyvánnja
(countable, uncountable)A regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
(countable, uncountable)A single such cycle
(countable, uncountable)(of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
Examples
2 sentencesIts motion resembles the oscillation of a pendulum.
Not a great deal of energy is required for keeping a free moving pendulum in a state of oscillation.
Translations
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Origin
From French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oFrom French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: oscillations| Singular | oscillation |
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Synonyms
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9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable