Definition of Oscillation

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Definition of Oscillation
	Oscillation The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth. Related Definitions: Act, And, Back, Backward, Change, Fluctuation, Forth, Forward, Like, Moving, Of, Or, Oscillating, Pendulum, Swinging, The, Variation, Vibration

Oscillation Quotations

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.
H. L. Mencken

For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra - and these can come in the form of electromagnetic waves only from accelerated electric quanta.
Johannes Stark

I should point out, however, that at first some difficulty was experienced in observing the phenomena predicted by the theory, owing to the extreme smallness of the variations in the period of oscillation.
Pieter Zeeman

Oscillation Translations

oscillation in Dutch is geschommel, schommeling
oscillation in French is vibration
oscillation in German is Schwingung
oscillation in Italian is oscillazione

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