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Definition of Oscillates
Oscillate 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.
