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- Dictionaryoscillate/ˈɒsɪleɪt/
verb
- 1. move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm: "the grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth" Similar
- 2. vary in magnitude or position in a regular manner about a central point.
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OSCILLATE definition: 1. to move repeatedly from one position to another: 2. If you oscillate between feelings or…. Learn more.
The meaning of OSCILLATE is to swing backward and forward like a pendulum. How to use oscillate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Oscillate.
move or swing from side to side regularly. “the needle on the meter was oscillating ” synonyms: vibrate. see more. verb. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. “He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement” synonyms: hover, vacillate, vibrate. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
OSCILLATE meaning: 1. to move repeatedly from one position to another: 2. If you oscillate between feelings or…. Learn more.
verb (used without object) , os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing. to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does. to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.: He oscillates regularly between elation and despair. Synonyms: waver, fluctuate.
If you oscillate between two moods, attitudes, or types of behaviour, you keep changing from one to the other and back again. [formal] The president of the Republic oscillated between a certain audacity and a prudent realism. [V + between/and] oscillation uncountable noun.
1. ( intr) to move or swing from side to side regularly. 2. ( intr) to waver between opinions, courses of action, etc. 3. (General Physics) physics to undergo or produce or cause to undergo or produce oscillation. [C18: from Latin oscillāre to swing, from oscillum a swing]
verb. /ˈɒsɪleɪt/ /ˈɑːsɪleɪt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] oscillate (between A and B) (formal) to keep changing from one extreme of feeling or behaviour to another, and back again synonym swing. Her moods oscillated between depression and elation. her wildly oscillating moods. Definitions on the go.
to move repeatedly between two positions or opinions: an oscillating fan. The story oscillates between comedy and tragedy. oscillation. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of oscillate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of oscillate. in Chinese (Traditional) 來回擺動, 震動, 震盪… See more.
Definitions of 'oscillate' 1. If an object oscillates, it moves repeatedly from one position to another and back again, or keeps getting bigger and smaller. [formal] [...] 2. If the level or value of something oscillates between one amount and another, it keeps going up and down between the two amounts. [formal] [...] 3.
