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oscillation
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ noun ] the process of oscillating between states
Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)All this expands the oscillation between surface and depth so_as to encompass fictive space in_front of the surface as_well_as behind it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) a regular variation in value about a mean
Synonyms Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)But when waves with a period of between 10 and 40 minutes begin to roll over the ocean , they set_in_motion a corresponding oscillation in a column of mercury which closes an electric_circuit . |
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[ noun ] a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
Synonyms Examples : "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" Related terms periodic_event carnot's_ideal_cycle cardiac_cycle menstrual_cycle pass oscillate |
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