OSCILLATION


Meaning of OSCILLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-sə-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1658

1. : the action or state of oscillating

2. : variation , fluctuation

3. : a flow of electricity changing periodically from a maximum to a minimum ; especially : a flow periodically changing direction

4. : a single swing (as of an oscillating body) from one extreme limit to the other

• os·cil·la·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.