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Webster 1913 Edition
Oscillation
Osˊcil-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
oscillatio
a swinging.] 1.
The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
Webster 1828 Edition
Oscillation
OSCILLA'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
oscillation
oscillation
English
Noun
oscillation (plural oscillations)
- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- a single such cycle
- (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point in the domain of the function by , and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of oscillation
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Related terms
Translations
the act of oscillating
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math: of a function
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Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
oscillera + -tion, from English or French oscillation or German Oszillation, used in Swedish since 1805.
Noun
oscillation c
- an oscillation, a vibration, a shaking, a movement back and forth
- an oscillation, a periodic variation
- one cycle of such a variation
Declension
| Inflection of oscillation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | oscillation | oscillationen | oscillationer | oscillationerna |
| Genitive | oscillations | oscillationens | oscillationers | oscillationernas |
Synonyms
- dallring
- darrning
- gungning
- skakning
- svängning
- vibration
Related terms
- eteroscillation
- oscillationspunkt
- oscillationsrörelse
- oscillationstid
- oscillator
- oscillograf
- oscillogram
- oscilloskop
References
- oscillation in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- oscillation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.