oscillation

Noun

Meaning

The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.

Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vibration cycle variation swing fluctuation wavering quivering swaying alternation undulation seesawing bob twitch seesaw change
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Antonyms

belief efficiency credit capability confidence effectiveness
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Hypernyms

action activity wave undulation natural action natural process

Hyponyms

stroke pass beat resonance transient ripple

Related terms

oscillate

Phrases with the word

carrier oscillation gyroscopic oscillation device molecular oscillation sound oscillation rotational oscillation device harmonic oscillation

Anagrams

colonialist

Examples

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas. H. L. Mencken

For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra - and these can come in the form of electromagnetic waves only from accelerated electric quanta. Johannes Stark

Breathing involves a continual oscillation between exhaling and inhaling, offering ourselves to the world at one moment and drawing the world into ourselves at the next... David Abram

I know there are writers who like to say that every novel is hard, and it doesn't get easier. That may be the case, and I've only written two. But the first, to me, was characterized by an enduring oscillation between perseverance and a profound doubt. Rachel Kushner

She put her foot down on the oscillation pedal, she was a transdimensional speeder... ~ Terra Nova Cain. Steve Kilbey

a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oscillating spoon-bait oscillating wave test system oscillating weight oscillation frequency oscillational oscillationally