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oscillation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oscillation \Os`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.]
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1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and
forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
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2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.
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His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme
points of the oscillation were not very remote.
--Macaulay.
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Axis of oscillation, Center of oscillation. See under
Axis, and Center.
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