oscillate
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əˌleɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
2.
to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.: He oscillates regularly between elation and despair.
3.
Physics. to have, produce, or generate oscillations.
4.
Mathematics. (of a function, sequence, etc.) to tend to no limit, including infinity: The sequence 0, 1, 0, 1, … oscillates.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to move to and fro; vibrate.
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Origin:
1720–30; < Latin oscillātus (past participle of oscillāre to swing, ride on a swing), equivalent to oscill(um) a swing + -ātus -ate1
1720–30; < Latin oscillātus (past participle of oscillāre to swing, ride on a swing), equivalent to oscill(um) a swing + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
in·ter·os·cil·late, verb, in·ter·os·cil·lat·ed, in·ter·os·cil·lat·ing.
un·os·cil·lat·ing, adjective
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oscillate (ˈɒsɪˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to move or swing from side to side regularly |
| 2. | (intr) to waver between opinions, courses of action, etc |
| 3. | physics to undergo or produce or cause to undergo or produce oscillation |
| [C18: from Latin oscillāre to swing, from oscillum a swing] | |
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Word Origin & History
oscillate
1726, from L. oscillat-, pp. stem of oscillare (see oscillation). 1917 in electronics. Related: Oscillated; oscillating.
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Medical Dictionary
oscillate os·cil·late (ŏs'ə-lāt')
v. os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing, os·cil·lates
To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
os'cil·la'tor n.
os'cil·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē) adj.
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Example sentences
Phase-change materials store or release heat as they oscillate between solid and liquid form.
No trailer shall whip, weave or oscillate or fail to follow substantially in the course of the towing vehicle.
These waves can carry more data because they oscillate faster.
Indeed, given the parties' high rates of candidate-turnover, many would-be parliamentarians oscillate between them.
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