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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024os•cil•late /ˈɑsəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to swing or move to and fro, forward and back, or side to side:The pendulum oscillated.
- to vary, change, or switch between differing or opposite beliefs, conditions, moods, etc.;
vacillate.
os•cil•la•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•cil•late (os′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.i. - to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.:He oscillates regularly between elation and despair.
- Physicsto have, produce, or generate oscillations.
- Mathematics(of a function, sequence, etc.) to tend to no limit, including infinity:The sequence 0, 1, 0, 1, … oscillates.
v.t. - to cause to move to and fro;
vibrate.
- Latin oscillātus (past participle of oscillāre to swing, ride on a swing), equivalent. to oscill(um) a swing + -ātus -ate1
- 1720–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See swing 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fluctuate, waver.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oscillate /ˈɒsɪˌleɪt/ vb - (intransitive) to move or swing from side to side regularly
- (intransitive) to waver between opinions, courses of action, etc
- to undergo or produce or cause to undergo or produce oscillation
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin oscillāre to swing, from oscillum a swing |