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Oscillating
see synonyms of oscillatingAdjective
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Oscillating
see synonyms of oscillatingadjective
moving repeatedly from one position to another and back again; vibrating
an oscillating motion
the oscillating motion of the waves
an oscillating signal of microwave frequency
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Oscillating
see synonyms of oscillatingintr.v. os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing, os·cil·lates
1. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
2. To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate: "The court has oscillated over the decades from more liberal to less, more conservative to less, depending upon who was president at the time of vacancies" (Gordon J. Humphrey). See Synonyms at swing.
3. Physics To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
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