Oscillate
11oscillate — v. (D; intr.) to oscillate between * * * [ ɒsɪleɪt] (D; intr.) to oscillate between …
12oscillate — See oscillate, osculate …
13oscillate — os|cil|late [ ası,leıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) TECHNICAL to swing from side to side at a steady speed a ) SCIENCE to change frequently in size, strength, or direction between limits 2. ) oscillate between to continuously change your feelings,… …
14oscillate — [18] Latin ōs originally meant ‘mouth’ (it was the source of English oral), but it was also used for ‘face’. Its diminutive form ōscillum ‘little face’ was applied to a mask depicting the god Bacchus that was hung up as a charm in vineyards, to… …
15oscillate — [[t]ɒ̱sɪleɪt[/t]] oscillates, oscillating, oscillated 1) VERB If an object oscillates, it moves repeatedly from one position to another and back again, or keeps getting bigger and smaller. [FORMAL] I checked to see if the needle indicating volume …
16oscillate v — Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas …
17oscillate — verb 1) the pendulum started to oscillate Syn: swing, swing back and forth, swing to and fro, sway; informal wigwag 2) oscillating between fear and bravery Syn: waver, swing, fluctuate, alternate, seesaw, yo yo …
18oscillate — [18] Latin ōs originally meant ‘mouth’ (it was the source of English oral), but it was also used for ‘face’. Its diminutive form ōscillum ‘little face’ was applied to a mask depicting the god Bacchus that was hung up as a charm in vineyards, to… …
19oscillate, osculate — Oscillate means to swing to and fro, to vibrate, to fluctuate : His mood oscillated between despair and fury. Osculate means to come into close contact and specifically to kiss. It is possible that one who osculates a loved one will begin to… …
20oscillate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin oscillatus, past participle of oscillare to swing, from oscillum swing Date: 1726 1. a. to swing backward and forward like a pendulum b. to move or travel back and forth between two points 2. to …
