oscillation
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oscillation
- /ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate + -ion.
noun oscillations
- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- a single such cycle
- (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
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noun the act of oscillating
| Español | oscilación, libración |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 振動 shindō |
| 中文 | 振盪 /振荡 zhèndàng |
| Português | oscilação |
| Français | oscillation |
| Deutsch | Schwingung, Oszillation |
| Italiano | oscillazione |
| Ελληνικά | ταλάντωση talántosi |
| Română | oscilare |
| Русский | колеба́ние kolebánije, кача́ние kačánije |
| العربية | تَذَبْذُب taḏabḏub |
| עברית | תְּנוּדָה tnuda, תְּנִידָה tnida |
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title = {oscillation},
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