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Synonyms for oscillation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : os-uh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən

Définition of oscillation

Origin :
  • 1650s, from French oscillation, from Latin oscillationem (nominative oscillatio), noun of action from past participle stem of oscillare "to swing," supposed to be from oscillum "little face," literally "little mouth," a mask of open-mouthed Bacchus hung up in vineyards as a charm (the sense evolution would be via the notion of "swing in the breeze"); from PIE *os- "mouth" (see oral).
  • noun swinging
  • noun fluctuation
Example sentences :
  • All social life is necessarily an oscillation between these two motives.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • The extent of these movements of the pen measures the grade of the oscillation.
  • Extract from : « Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror » by Richard Linthicum
  • The oscillation of the fan is imparted to everything around.
  • Extract from : « Life in a Railway Factory » by Alfred Williams
  • The oscillation is very great and the sound nearly approaches a ring.
  • Extract from : « Life in a Railway Factory » by Alfred Williams
  • Still, what astonished him was, that it went straight on without any oscillation.
  • Extract from : « The Smuggler Chief » by Gustave Aimard
  • I refer to the oscillation of sea-level, of which so many proofs are forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of Earth Lore » by James Geikie
  • The oscillation of the engine now began to be greatly in evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Dreadnought of the Air » by Percy F. Westerman
  • Don't run the wires of oscillation circuits too close together.
  • Extract from : « The Radio Amateur's Hand Book » by A. Frederick Collins
  • The time for anxiety and hesitation is over, for doubts and oscillation.
  • Extract from : « The Human Slaughter-House » by Wilhelm Lamszus
  • The event here was as true to itself as the oscillation of the pendulum.
  • Extract from : « Winterslow » by William Hazlitt

Antonyms for oscillation

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