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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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