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oscillation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
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Etymology

From French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
   • The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds. 1950 January, “British Railways Double-Deck Suburban Stock”, in Modern Railways, page 57:
   • In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance. 1960 December, Cecil J. Allen, “Operating a mountain main line: the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 743:
   • The oscillations were getting so severe that painters on the bridge learned to tie down their tins before a train passed. They found holes and rents in the iron but never reported them as they were never asked, and it wasn't their job. These were deferential times, and few wanted to talk out of turn. 2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:
2. (countable, uncountable) a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
3. (countable, uncountable) a single such cycle
4. (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.

Forms

Deriveds

eigenoscillation · superoscillation · equioscillation · multioscillation · oscillationless · oscillationlike · magnetooscillation · oscillational

Hyponyms

quasi-periodic oscillation · baryon acoustic oscillation · Madden-Julian oscillation · quasi-biennial oscillation · North Pacific Oscillation · Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation · Bloch oscillation · North Atlantic Oscillation · quasi-quadrennial oscillation · Southern Oscillation · climate oscillation · Atlantic multidecadal oscillation · decadal oscillation · pogo oscillation

Relateds

oscillate

Translations (46)

pt oscilação (the act of oscillating) · cs kmitání (the act of oscillating) · tr salınım (the act of oscillating) · it oscillazione (the act of oscillating) · id osilasi (math: of a function) · bg осцилация (the act of oscillating) · uk колива́ння (the act of oscillating) · ka ქანაობა (the act of oscillating) · ka მერყეობა (the act of oscillating) · ka რყევა (the act of oscillating) · cs oscilace (the act of oscillating) · fr oscillation (the act of oscillating) · ar تَذَبْذُب (the act of oscillating) · sv svängning (the act of oscillating) · de Oszillation (the act of oscillating) · tl tugoy (the act of oscillating) · es oscilación (the act of oscillating) · ka რწევა (the act of oscillating) · ru кача́ние (the act of oscillating) · io ocilo (the act of oscillating) · sv oscillation (the act of oscillating) · az yırğalanma (the act of oscillating) · ja 振動 (the act of oscillating) · he אוסילציה (math: of a function) · kk тербеліс (the act of oscillating) · id osilasi (the act of oscillating) · gl oscilación (the act of oscillating) · bg вибрация (the act of oscillating) · el ταλάντωση (the act of oscillating) · es libración (the act of oscillating) · he תְּנִידָה (the act of oscillating) · fa نوسان (the act of oscillating) · ka რხევა (the act of oscillating) · fi värähtely (the act of oscillating) · ru колеба́ние (the act of oscillating) · he תְּנוּדָה (the act of oscillating) · ka ოსცილაცია (the act of oscillating) · fi oskillaatio (the act of oscillating) · de Schwingung (the act of oscillating) · cy osgiliad (the act of oscillating) · ca oscil·lació (the act of oscillating) · fi oskillaatio (math: of a function) · he תנודה (math: of a function) · ro oscilare (the act of oscillating) · cmn 振盪 /振荡 (the act of oscillating) · nl trilling (the act of oscillating)