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Definition of Oscillated

Oscillated
Oscillate Os"cil*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oscillated; p. pr. & vb. n. Oscillating.] [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Osculate.] 1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway. 2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth. The amount of superior families oscillates rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits. --Dc Quincey.

Meaning of Oscillated from wikipedia

- An oscillating turret is a form of turret for armoured fighting vehicles, both tanks and armoured cars. The turret is unusual in being made of two hinged...
- The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and...
- In molecular biology, an oscillating gene is a gene that is expressed in a rhythmic pattern or in periodic cycles. Oscillating genes are usually circadian...
- A very fast oscillation is called vibration. The simplest mechanical oscillating system is a weight attached to a linear spring subject to only weight...
- A cyclic model (or oscillating model) is any of several cosmological models in which the universe follows infinite, or indefinite, self-sustaining cycles...
- mechanism which allows that accessory to be rapidly rotated back and forth (oscillated). This creates friction with the sanding attachments, or rapid cutting...
- 19th century. Model of a Maudslay oscillating engine Oscillating paddlewheel engines of HMS Black Eagle. Oscillating engines could be used to drive either...
- concentration of the cerium(IV) and cerium(III) ions oscillated, causing the colour of the solution to oscillate between a yellow solution and a colorless solution...
- Oscillating merge sort or oscillating sort is a variation of merge sort used with tape drives that can read backwards. Instead of doing a complete distribution...
- Alternating current (AC) is an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to direct...