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oscillationregular movement between two points; variation or fluctuation between two states

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: regular movement between two points; variation or fluctuation between two states

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɑːsɪˈleɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 진동, 동요; 두 상태 사이의 변동

Korean pronunciation: 아실**레이**션

Example Sentences

  • His mood oscillation from happy to sad confused everyone at the party.
  • The stock market showed significant oscillation throughout the trading day.
  • My Wi-Fi signal's oscillation makes video calls as unpredictable as weather forecasts.

oscillation

NOUN

//ˌɑːsɪˈleɪʃən//

regular movement between two points; variation or fluctuation between two states

oscillation concept
💡 Concept

regular movement between two points in a rhythmic pattern

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɑːsɪˈleɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootoscill
Suffix--ation

Origin

From Latin 'oscillare' meaning 'to swing.' The word originally came from 'oscillum,' small masks of the wine god Bacchus that Romans hung in vineyards and watched swing in the wind.

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🎵Rhyme

nationstationcreation
nation
station
creation

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His mood oscillation from happy to sad confused everyone at the party.

The stock market showed significant oscillation throughout the trading day.

😄 Fun example

My Wi-Fi signal's oscillation makes video calls as unpredictable as weather forecasts.

The oscillation of the pendulum demonstrates basic physics principles.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

vibrationfluctuationswingvariationundulation

Antonyms

stabilityconstancystillness

Related

oscillatependulumfrequencyamplitudeperiodic