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OSCILLATING
oscillatory, oscillating
(adjective) having periodic vibrations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
oscillating (not comparable)
Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.
Verb
oscillating
present participle of oscillate
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cil*la`ting, a.
Definition: That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. Oscillating engine, a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction. Weale.
OSCILLATE
Os"cil*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oscillated; p. pr. & vb. n. Oscillating.] Etym: [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Osculate.]
1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth. The amount of superior families oscillates rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits. Dc Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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