Etymology

From FrenchCategory:English terms derived from French#OSCILLATION oscillation, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#OSCILLATION oscillatio, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#OSCILLATION oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate +‎ -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#OSCILLATION.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#OSCILLATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#OSCILLATION

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃənCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən#OSCILLATIONCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/4 syllables#OSCILLATION

Noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:

oscillation

Wikipedia

English Wikipedia has an article on:

oscillation (mathematics)

Wikipedia

oscillation (countable and uncountable, plural oscillations)Category:English lemmas#OSCILLATIONCategory:English nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:English countable nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:English countable nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OSCILLATIONCategory:Pages with entries#OSCILLATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#OSCILLATION

1. the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
   • 1950 January, “British Railways Double-Deck Suburban Stock”, in Modern Railways, page 57:

     The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.

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   • 1960 December, Cecil J. Allen, “Operating a mountain main line: the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 743:

     In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance.

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   • 2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 81:

     The oscillations were getting so severe that painters on the bridge learned to tie down their tins before a train passed. They found holes and rents in the iron but never reported them as they were never asked, and it wasn't their job. These were deferential times, and few wanted to talk out of turn.

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2. a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
3. a single such cycle
4. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#OSCILLATION) (of a function) defined for each point ${\displaystyle x}$ in the domain of the function by ${\displaystyle \inf \left\{\mathrm {diam} (f(U))\mid U\mathrm {\ is\ a\ neighborhood\ of\ } x\right\}}$, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.

Anagrams

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Etymology

From LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#OSCILLATION ōscillātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.si.la.sjɔ̃/, (proscribed but common) /ɔ.si.ja.sjɔ̃/Category:French 4-syllable words#OSCILLATIONCategory:French 4-syllable words#OSCILLATIONCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#OSCILLATION

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Noun

oscillation f (plural oscillations)Category:French lemmas#OSCILLATIONCategory:French nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:French countable nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#OSCILLATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:Pages with entries#OSCILLATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#OSCILLATION

1. oscillation

Further reading

• “oscillation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Etymology

oscillera +‎ -tionCategory:Swedish terms suffixed with -tion#OSCILLATION, from English or French oscillation or German Oszillation, used in Swedish since 1805.

Noun

oscillation cCategory:Swedish lemmas#OSCILLATIONCategory:Swedish nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#OSCILLATIONCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#OSCILLATIONCategory:Pages with entries#OSCILLATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#OSCILLATION

1. an oscillation, a vibration, a shaking, a movement back and forth
2. an oscillation, a periodic variation
3. one cycle of such a variation

References

• “oscillation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “oscillation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)