Oscillation
1oscillation — [ ɔsilasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1605; lat. oscillatio 1 ♦ Mouvement d un corps qui oscille. ⇒ balancement, branle. Oscillation d un pendule. ♢ Phys. Variation alternative d une grandeur, en fonction du temps, autour d une valeur fixe. ⇒ sinusoïde.… …
2Oscillation — Os cil*la tion, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration. [1913 Webster] 2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth. [1913 Webster] His… …
3oscillation — 1650s, from Fr. oscillation, from L. oscillationem (nom. oscillatio), pp. of oscillare to swing, supposed to be from oscillum little face, lit. little mouth, a mask of open mouthed Bacchus hung up in vineyards to swing in the breeze …
4Oscillation — (v. lat.), 1) eine um einen mittleren Punkt (den Ruhepunkt od. Gleichgewichtspunkt des Körpers) hin u. hergehende Bewegung, wie sich solche in der Bewegung eines Pendels, in elastischen Vibrationen darlegt. Ein in O. gerathener Körper würde in… …
5Oscillation — Oscillation, s.v.w. Schwingung (s.d. und Schwingungsbewegung) …
6Oscillation — Oscillation, lat. deutsch, Schwankung, schwingende Bewegung; oscilliren, schwanken, schwingen …
7oscillation — index hesitation, indecision, trepidation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8Oscillation — [engl.], Schwingung …
9oscillation — [äs΄ə lā′shən] n. [L oscillatio] 1. the act of oscillating 2. fluctuation; instability; variation 3. Physics a) repeated variation in the value of some physical quantity, as position or voltage b) a single instance or cycle of such a variation …
10Oscillation — For other uses, see oscillator (disambiguation) and oscillation (mathematics). An undamped spring–mass system is an oscillatory system. Oscillation is the repetitive variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a… …
