
Meaning of OSCILLATING
| Pronunciation: | | 'âsul`eyting
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] having periodic vibrations |
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OSCILLATING is a 11 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | oscillatory, periodic, periodical |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os"cil*la`ting\, a.
That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.
{Oscillating engine}, a steam engine whose cylinder
oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed
in a perpendicular or other direction. --Weale.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | fluctuant, fluctuating, fluctuational, harmonic, libratory, nutational, oscillatory, pendular, pendulating, pendulous, periodic, resonant, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, vacillatory, vibratile, vibrating, vibratory, wavering, wobbly |
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