Oscillation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Oscillation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oscillation n the process of oscillating between states (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean Synonym(s): oscillation, vibration a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" Synonym(s): cycle, oscillation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oscillation \Os`cilla"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.] 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}.