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Antonyms for oscillate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : os-uh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒs əˌleɪt


Definition of oscillate

Origin :
  • 1726, back-formation from oscillation, or else from Latin oscillatus, past participle of oscillare (see oscillation). From 1917 in electronics. Related: Oscillated; oscillating.
  • verb change back and forth
Example sentences :
  • I expected to see it grip the wretched Bob, when it began to oscillate from side to side.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
  • The weight will oscillate at a uniform rate, or so many times a minute.
  • Extract from : « Historic Inventions » by Rupert S. Holland
  • Anyhow, I know I must oscillate between north and south, so oscillate I do.
  • Extract from : « Aaron's Rod » by D. H. Lawrence
  • That is to say, the body must oscillate from side to side, or waddle.
  • Extract from : « Homo-culture » by Martin Luther Holbrook
  • It does not oscillate (or pump), though extremely sensitive.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments » by Henry Negretti
  • The feelings do not so much advance like a river, as oscillate like a pendulum.
  • Extract from : « The Redemption of David Corson » by Charles Frederic Goss
  • Sheldon cried, for the other was beginning to vibrate and oscillate before his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Adventure » by Jack London
  • Thus, while spinning on its vertical axis the body of the top is able to oscillate, pendulum-like, lengthwise of the ship.
  • Extract from : « Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space » by Henry Smith Williams
  • But if you release the brake so that the entire mechanism is free to oscillate lengthwise of the ship, all is changed.
  • Extract from : « Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space » by Henry Smith Williams
  • In this position he stood for some moments, apparently watching the tail, which still continued to oscillate rapidly.
  • Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid

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