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Definition of oscillate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    oscillate

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈɑsəˌleɪt//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they oscillate
     
    he / she / it oscillates
     
    past simple oscillated
     
    -ing form oscillating
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] oscillate (between A and B) (formal) to keep changing from one extreme of feeling or behavior to another, and back again synonym swing Her moods oscillated between depression and elation.
  2. 2[intransitive] (physics) to keep moving from one position to another and back again Watch how the needle on the dial oscillates.
  3. 3[intransitive] (physics) (of an electric current, radio waves, etc.) to change in strength or direction at regular intervals
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