oscillation
noun/ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃn/
/ˌɑːsɪˈleɪʃn/
(formal)- [uncountable, singular] a regular movement between one position and another or between one amount and another
- the oscillation of the compass needle
- oscillation between A and B the economy’s continual oscillation between growth and recession
- [countable] a single movement from one position to another of something that is oscillating
- oscillation (of something) (against something) the oscillations of the pound against foreign currency
- oscillation between A and B the natural oscillations between quantum states in atoms
- [uncountable, countable] a repeated change between different feelings, types of behaviour or ideas
- oscillation between A and B his oscillation, as a teenager, between science and art
- Her oscillations of mood frustrated him.
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