| NOUN | process | oscillation | the process of oscillating between states |
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| event | oscillation, vibration | (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean | |
| event | oscillation, cycle | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon |
| Sounds | aa.sahley'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The process of oscillating between states. | |
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| Narrower | libration | (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | oscilación | |
| Catalan | oscil·lació | |
| Verbs | oscillate | be undecided about something |
| Meaning | (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean. | |
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| Synonym | vibration | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Narrower | beat | A single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies |
| resonance | A vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system | |
| ripple | (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value | |
| sympathetic vibration | (physics) vibration produced by resonance | |
| transient | (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load | |
| Broader | wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| Spanish | oscilación, vibración | |
| Catalan | oscil·lació, vibració | |
| Verbs | oscillate | move or swing from side to side regularly |
| Meaning | A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon. | |
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| Synonym | cycle | |
| Narrower | Carnot cycle, Carnot's ideal cycle | A cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat |
| cardiac cycle | The complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next | |
| menstrual cycle | A recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy | |
| pass | One complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) | |
| Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
| Spanish | ciclo | |
| Catalan | cicle | |
| Verbs | oscillate | move or swing from side to side regularly |
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