单词 | oscillancy |
释义 | † oscillancyn. Obsolete. rare. An oscillation; (also) the action of oscillating. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > an oscillation oscillancy1727 oscillance1852 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Oscillancy, a swinging to and fro, a see-sawing. 1736 W. Tans'ur Compl. Melody (ed. 3) 72 Oscillancy..signifies, either swinging, waving, shaking, or trembling, &c. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 335 My heart's poles now are fixed like earth's in Heaven,..and all ceased Their torrid oscillancies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1727 |
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