oscillation
pronunciation
How to pronounce oscillation in British English:
UK [ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce oscillation in American English:
US [ˌɑːsɪˈleɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the process of oscillating between states
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
Word Origin
- oscillation (n.)
- 1650s, from French oscillation, from Latin oscillationem (nominative oscillatio), noun of action from past participle stem of oscillare "to swing," supposed to be from oscillum "little face," literally "little mouth," a mask of open-mouthed Bacchus hung up in vineyards as a charm (the sense evolution would be via the notion of "swing in the breeze"); from PIE *os- "mouth" (see oral).
Example
- 1. Physicists dive into oscillation frequency of coffee
- 2. " Clouds mark the highest part of the oscillation , " chuang said .
- 3. This , the team hoped , would help elucidate a phenomenon known as neutrino oscillation .
- 4. The unusual cold might have been driven at least partly by the arctic oscillation ( ao ) .
- 5. Annual cycles like el ni o / southern oscillation , solar variability and global ocean currents cannot account for recent winter cooling .