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How to pronounce oscillation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms vibration
Type of undulation, wave
Has types resonance, sympathetic vibration, transient, beat, ripple
Derivation oscillate
Type Words
Synonyms cycle
Type of recurrent event, periodic event
Has types cardiac cycle, carnot's ideal cycle, carnot cycle, menstrual cycle, pass
Derivation oscillate
Type Words
Type of natural process, activity, natural action, action
Has types libration
Derivation oscillate

Examples of oscillation

oscillation
The oscillation pattern is made up of linked atmospheric and oceanic components.
From the sciencedaily.com
Pacific decadal oscillation hindcasts relevant to near-term climate prediction.
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The image of the laser clearly shows the single oscillation of the trigger pulse.
From the newscientist.com
This cycle repeats at the natural oscillation frequency of the ion in the well.
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Stimulation out of phase with the brain's slow oscillation rhythm was ineffective.
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For these waves the direction of oscillation is along the direction of travel.
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Without the energy transfer, the oscillation would decay and ultimately cease.
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The optical clock monitors the oscillation of a trapped atom of aluminium-27.
From the newscientist.com
If no spot-changing oscillation were happening it should have seen only one or two.
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More examples
  • The process of oscillating between states
  • (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
  • Cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
  • (oscillate) hover: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
  • (oscillate) move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
  • (oscillatory) having periodic vibrations
  • Oscillation is the repetitive variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples include a swinging pendulum and AC power. ...
  • In mathematics, in the field of ordinary differential equations, a non trivial solution to an ordinary differential equation
  • In mathematics, the oscillation of a function or a sequence is a number that quantifies how much a sequence or function varies between its extreme values as it approaches infinity or a point...