Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: oscillation
IPA transcription: [,ɑsəl'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: oscillation
    Meaning: the process of oscillating between states
  • Synonyms: oscillation, vibration
    Meaning: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
Usage examples
  • A blinding light, a frantic oscillation of the Atom Smasher, a sense of death, awful and indescribable--and stark unconsciousness rushed over Jim.
  • These depths, constantly bridged over by a structure firm enough in spite of its lightness and of its occasional oscillation in the somewhat vertiginous air, invited on occasion, in the interest of their nerves, a dropping of the plummet and a measurement of the abyss.