oscillate
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin oscillare (“to swing”), from oscillum (“a swing”), usually identified with oscillum (“a little face or mask hung to a tree and swaying with the wind”), diminutive of os (“mouth, face”).
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oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)
- (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
- (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
- The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm
[edit] External links
- oscillate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- oscillate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- oscillate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
oscillate
- second-person plural present indicative of oscillare
- second-person plural imperative of oscillare
- Feminine plural of oscillato
