oscillatory
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ə adjective
characterized by or involving oscillation.
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oscillation (ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | physics, statistics |
| a. regular fluctuation in value, position, or state about a mean value, such as the variation in an alternating current or the regular swinging of a pendulum | |
| b. a single cycle of such a fluctuation | |
| 2. | the act or process of oscillating |
| oscillatory | |
| —adj | |
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Oscillatory
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
Such oscillatory dynamics are only too familiar to us, for example, in the seasonal fluctuations of influenza cases.
The first is that this is an oscillatory phenomenon, in that when the climate changes back, the beak types change again also.
The oscillatory motion was imparted to this by one tentacle of the handling-machine.
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