Oscillation
noun
Movement back and forth at a regular speed.
The oscillation of the fan makes the room cooler.
Often appears as...
- oscillation of a pendulum
- high frequency oscillation
noun
A single motion, process or cycle of a periodically repeating phenomenon.
An oscillation in the electric field causes the electron to radiate energy.
Often appears as...
- cyclic oscillation
- oscillation period
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noun
A change back and forth between states or in amount or level.
The daily oscillation in temperature is most noticeable in desert environments.
Often appears as...
- temperature oscillation
- market oscillation
noun
Repetitive variation, typically in time.
The oscillation of the cosine function makes it useful in signal processing.
Often appears as...
- oscillation function
- limit of oscillation
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Technical
noun
Repeated variation in the output with respect to a specified measure.
Oscillation in the power supply can cause damage to electronic devices.
Often appears as...
- power oscillation
- frequency oscillation
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Technical
noun
Movement back and forth at a regular speed.
The oscillation of the fan makes the room cooler.
Often appears as...
- oscillation of a pendulum
- high frequency oscillation
noun
A single motion, process or cycle of a periodically repeating phenomenon.
An oscillation in the electric field causes the electron to radiate energy.
Often appears as...
- cyclic oscillation
- oscillation period
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Technical
noun
A change back and forth between states or in amount or level.
The daily oscillation in temperature is most noticeable in desert environments.
Often appears as...
- temperature oscillation
- market oscillation
noun
Repetitive variation, typically in time.
The oscillation of the cosine function makes it useful in signal processing.
Often appears as...
- oscillation function
- limit of oscillation
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Repeated variation in the output with respect to a specified measure.
Oscillation in the power supply can cause damage to electronic devices.
Often appears as...
- power oscillation
- frequency oscillation
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical movement
Refers to something that physically moves side to side or up and down repetitively.
The oscillation of a swing set is soothing to some people.
Pro Tip 2/2Regular motion
The movement is not random but follows a predictable path and frequency.
The oscillation of a metronome helps musicians keep a steady tempo.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical movement
Refers to something that physically moves side to side or up and down repetitively.
The oscillation of a swing set is soothing to some people.
Pro Tip 2/2Regular motion
The movement is not random but follows a predictable path and frequency.
The oscillation of a metronome helps musicians keep a steady tempo.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical movement
Refers to something that physically moves side to side or up and down repetitively.
The oscillation of a swing set is soothing to some people.
Pro Tip 2/2Regular motion
The movement is not random but follows a predictable path and frequency.
The oscillation of a metronome helps musicians keep a steady tempo.
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How to squeeze...
bone, and silk all have this ability to turn mechanical energy into electrical. Scientists have created a variety of synthetic piezoelectric materials and found applications for them in everything from medical imaging to ink jet printers. Piezoelectricity is responsible for the rhythmic oscillations
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What does it take to...
simple as this you start right here and then you just basically open that bad boy up and start coining words for every single possible entry so assuming you got as far as the O's you might decide that the new word for oscillation is gloom and the new word for octagon is
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Why do buildings fall in...
Instead, when the ground moves beneath a building, it displaces the foundation and lower levels, sending shock waves through the rest of the structure and causing it to vibrate back and forth. The strength of this oscillation depends on two main
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James Hansen: Why I must...
were feedbacks that amplified global temperature change causing these ancient climate oscillations to be huge, even though the climate change was initiated by a very weak forcing. The important point is that these same amplifying feedbacks
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Botswana's Bushmen Part...
oscillations what will be the reason to move a supplement that is 200 kilometers away from an unequal in the dam what part it doesn't make sense so why do you survival say it's diamonds clearly if I knew the correct answer I guess but I'm
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The Science of a Happy...
These gamma oscillations when they are seen in normal human beings are typically very, very brief. Less than one second in duration and we observe them continuously at high amplitude in these long-term meditation practitioners.
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Feedback loops: How...
as representing its trademark sound. Ocean environments dominated by predator-prey interactions, and strong negative and positive loops stabilized by self-damping feedback, are powerful and loud, with many oscillations.
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Why I must speak out...
were feedbacks that amplified global temperature change causing these ancient climate oscillations to be huge even though the climate change was initiated by a very weak forcing the important point is that these same
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Heather Barnett: What...
You have to communicate through oscillations, no speaking. You have to operate as one entity, one mass cell, no egos, and the motivation for moving and then exploring the environment is in search of food.
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The physics of surfing -...
And the waves we surf, created by wind, are just one visible part of the continuous oscillation of energy that has shaped our universe since its very beginning.
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How to squeeze...
bone, and silk all have this ability to turn mechanical energy into electrical. Scientists have created a variety of synthetic piezoelectric materials and found applications for them in everything from medical imaging to ink jet printers. Piezoelectricity is responsible for the rhythmic oscillations
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What does it take to...
simple as this you start right here and then you just basically open that bad boy up and start coining words for every single possible entry so assuming you got as far as the O's you might decide that the new word for oscillation is gloom and the new word for octagon is
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Why do buildings fall in...
Instead, when the ground moves beneath a building, it displaces the foundation and lower levels, sending shock waves through the rest of the structure and causing it to vibrate back and forth. The strength of this oscillation depends on two main
Video examples
James Hansen: Why I must...
were feedbacks that amplified global temperature change causing these ancient climate oscillations to be huge, even though the climate change was initiated by a very weak forcing. The important point is that these same amplifying feedbacks
Video examples
Botswana's Bushmen Part...
oscillations what will be the reason to move a supplement that is 200 kilometers away from an unequal in the dam what part it doesn't make sense so why do you survival say it's diamonds clearly if I knew the correct answer I guess but I'm
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
These gamma oscillations when they are seen in normal human beings are typically very, very brief. Less than one second in duration and we observe them continuously at high amplitude in these long-term meditation practitioners.
Video examples
Feedback loops: How...
as representing its trademark sound. Ocean environments dominated by predator-prey interactions, and strong negative and positive loops stabilized by self-damping feedback, are powerful and loud, with many oscillations.
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Why I must speak out...
were feedbacks that amplified global temperature change causing these ancient climate oscillations to be huge even though the climate change was initiated by a very weak forcing the important point is that these same
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Heather Barnett: What...
You have to communicate through oscillations, no speaking. You have to operate as one entity, one mass cell, no egos, and the motivation for moving and then exploring the environment is in search of food.
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The physics of surfing -...
And the waves we surf, created by wind, are just one visible part of the continuous oscillation of energy that has shaped our universe since its very beginning.
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James Balog
American Photographer
We are now beyond nature's normal variation in terms of how the atmosphere is composed. Nature did something for a million years. It actually goes back a lot further than that, but the ice core records show a million years. So, nature has this normal oscillation within this zone, and all of a sudden, we're forty percent outside that zone.
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Natalie Dormer
English Actress
There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.
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Hans Berger
German Scientist
The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds.
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Rachel Kushner
American Writer
I know there are writers who like to say that every novel is hard, and it doesn't get easier. That may be the case, and I've only written two. But the first, to me, was characterized by an enduring oscillation between perseverance and a profound doubt.
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Johannes Stark
Physicist
For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra - and these can come in the form of electromagnetic waves only from accelerated electric quanta.
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Louis Navellier
American Businessman
Since we try and take a fairly buy-and-hold approach to our newsletter portfolios and don't sell at every whipsaw, we want to have a mix of stocks that will perform at both ends of the oscillation.
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Rainer Weiss
American Physicist
If the wave is getting bigger, it causes the time to grow a little bit. If the wave is trying to contract, it reduces it a little bit. So, you can see this oscillation in time on the clock.
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Pieter Zeeman
Dutch Physicist
In the absence of a magnetic field the period of all these oscillations is the same. But as soon as the electron is exposed to the effect of a magnetic field, its motion changes.
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Jules Verne
French Author
The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.
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James Balog
American Photographer
We are now beyond nature's normal variation in terms of how the atmosphere is composed. Nature did something for a million years. It actually goes back a lot further than that, but the ice core records show a million years. So, nature has this normal oscillation within this zone, and all of a sudden, we're forty percent outside that zone.
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Natalie Dormer
English Actress
There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.
Quote examples
Hans Berger
German Scientist
The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds.
Quote examples
Rachel Kushner
American Writer
I know there are writers who like to say that every novel is hard, and it doesn't get easier. That may be the case, and I've only written two. But the first, to me, was characterized by an enduring oscillation between perseverance and a profound doubt.
Quote examples
Johannes Stark
Physicist
For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra - and these can come in the form of electromagnetic waves only from accelerated electric quanta.
Quote examples
Louis Navellier
American Businessman
Since we try and take a fairly buy-and-hold approach to our newsletter portfolios and don't sell at every whipsaw, we want to have a mix of stocks that will perform at both ends of the oscillation.
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Rainer Weiss
American Physicist
If the wave is getting bigger, it causes the time to grow a little bit. If the wave is trying to contract, it reduces it a little bit. So, you can see this oscillation in time on the clock.
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Pieter Zeeman
Dutch Physicist
In the absence of a magnetic field the period of all these oscillations is the same. But as soon as the electron is exposed to the effect of a magnetic field, its motion changes.
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Jules Verne
French Author
The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.
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