Definitions for oscillatory-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•cil•la•tionˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən(n.)
an act or instance of oscillating.
a single swing in one direction of an oscillating body. a single fluctuation between the maximum and minimum values of an oscillatory cycle.
Category: Physics
Origin of oscillation:
1650–60; < L
os′cil•la•to`ry-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
oscillatory, oscillating(adj)
having periodic vibrations
Wiktionary
oscillatory(Adjective)
that oscillates; oscillating
oscillatory(Adjective)
capable of sustaining oscillations
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