Thesaurus: oscillation

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1. n. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
2. n. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.
3. n. the process of oscillating between states
4. n. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
5. n. a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
6. 1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration. 2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth. His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of the oscillation were not very remote. Macaulay. Axis of oscillation, Center of oscillation. See under Axis, and Center.
7. n:100 n. the process of oscillating between states n. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean