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oscillation

noun

1 the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another

fickle springtime weather in which there seemed to be an unceasing oscillation between unseasonable heat and unseasonable cold

Synonyms of oscillation

change, fluctuation, flux, inconstancy

Words Related to oscillation

2 a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side

the precise oscillations of the quartz crystal that allows a quartz watch to keep such accurate time

Synonyms of oscillation

Words Related to oscillation

juddering [chiefly British], quaking, rocking

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