Definition of oscillate Oscillate
/ɑˈsʌlejˌt/ - [asuleyt] - os•cil•late
We found 9 definitions of oscillate from 5 different sources.
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What does oscillate mean?
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| oscillate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" | ||
| vibrate | ||
| sway, swing alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" | ||
| hunt pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" | ||
| librate vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing librated" | ||
| oscillate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" | ||
| hover, vibrate, vacillate | ||
| waffle, hesitate, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | ||
| shillyshally be uncertain and vague | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oscillate (v. i.)
To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway. - oscillate (v. i.)
To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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oscillate
os′sil-lāt, v.i. to move backwards and forwards like a pendulum: to vary between certain limits.—n. Os′cillancy, a swinging condition.—adj. Os′cillāting.—n. Oscillā′tion, act of oscillating: a swinging like a pendulum: variation within limits.—adjs. Os′cillātive, having a tendency to vibrate; Os′cillātory, swinging: moving as a pendulum does. [L. oscillāre, -ātum, to swing—oscillum, a swing.]
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🔤- oscillate, verb, present, 1st person singular of oscillate (infinitive).
- oscillate, verb (infinitive).
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