oscillate
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈɑsɪleɪt/
oscillate (oscillates, present participle oscillating; past and past participle oscillated)
- (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
- (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
- The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
- (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.
- French: osciller
- German: schwingen, pendeln, oszilieren, vibrieren, zittern, changieren
- Italian: oscillare
- Portuguese: oscilar
- Russian: колеба́ться
- Spanish: oscilar
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