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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.
2.
Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.
His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of the
oscillation
were not very remote.
Macaulay.
Axis of oscillation
,
Center of oscillation
.
See under
Axis
, and
Center
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Oscillation

OSCILLA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. oscillatio.] Vibration; a moving backward and forward, or swinging like a pendulum.

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