Thesaurus results for OSCILLATIONS

oscillations

noun

plural of oscillation

as in fluctuations

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

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as in vibrations

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

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Recent Examples of oscillations The computer simulations enabled the team to break down those different sizes, revealing that the initial tail oscillations produce large vortex rings that generate thrust, and those larger ones then produce many more smaller vortices. —

ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026 The team took advantage of the phase difference between the two oscillations to turn the ILO into a kind of frequency-to-phase converter circuit. —

IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026 For instance, light particles like positrons (or electrons, in this experiment) need extremely fast oscillations, gigahertz (GHz) frequencies, to stay confined. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026 European markets’ Tuesday oscillations followed a four-day Easter break, after finishing Thursday’s session in mixed territory. —

Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026 The oscillations are influenced by the structure of the Sun's interior, which is defined by flows of plasma within the convective layer. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Taken altogether, this explains the decrease in time between SN 2024afav’s luminosity oscillations and confirms Kasen’s magnetar theory. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026 Casimir said the plates would act as a kind of guillotine for the electromagnetic field, chopping off long-wavelength oscillations in a way that would skew the zero-point energy. —

George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026

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Those fluctuations in the top-line payroll number could very well continue in the months to come, largely because of the birth-death model changes, said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Hormonal therapies may also be helpful for some patients, particularly when disease activity is influenced by hormonal fluctuations.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 May 2026