oscillatory

  • 21oscillatory — adjective see oscillate …

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  • 22oscillatory — /os euh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. characterized by or involving oscillation. [1730 40; < NL oscillatorius, equiv. to L oscilla(re) to swing (see OSCILLATE) + torius TORY1] * * * …

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  • 23oscillatory — adjective a) that oscillates; oscillating b) capable of sustaining oscillations …

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  • 24oscillatory — Synonyms and related words: alternate, beating, circling, cyclic, epochal, even, every other, fluctuant, fluctuating, fluctuational, harmonic, intermittent, isochronal, libratory, measured, metronomic, nutational, oscillating, pendular,&#8230; …

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  • 25oscillatory — os·cil·la·to·ry || É‘sɪleɪtÉ™rɪ / É’s adj. characterized by oscillation; fluctuating; variable; indecisive, wavering between opinions …

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  • 26oscillatory — a. Vibratory, swinging, oscillating, vibrating, oscillative …

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  • 27oscillatory — os·cil·la·to·ry …

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  • 28oscillatory — /ˈɒsəleɪtəri/ (say osuhlaytuhree), / lətri/ (say luhtree) adjective characterised by or involving oscillation. {New Latin oscillātōrius} …

  • 29oscillatory — os·cil·late (ŏs’ə lāt′) intr.v. os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing, os·cil·lates 1) To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. 2) To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate: » The court has oscillated&#8230; …

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  • 30oscillatory — adjective having periodic vibrations • Syn: ↑oscillating • Similar to: ↑periodic, ↑periodical • Derivationally related forms: ↑oscillate …

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