Definition of Oscillating. Meaning of Oscillating. Synonyms of Oscillating

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Definition of Oscillating

Oscillating
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.
Oscillating
Oscillating Os"cil*la`ting, a. That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. Oscillating engine, a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction. --Weale.

Meaning of Oscillating from wikipedia

- flapping, as in valve chatter, and route flapping. The simplest mechanical oscillating system is a weight attached to a linear spring subject to only weight...
- The Briggs–Rauscher oscillating reaction is one of a small number of known oscillating chemical reactions. It is especially well suited for demonstration...
- in both designs is achieved by rotating the turret. In oscillating turrets where the oscillating part of the turret is enclosed gives the advantage that...
- 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...
- homogeneous oscillating systems were nonexistent. While theoretical discussions date back to around 1910, the systematic study of oscillating chemical reactions...
- A cyclic model (or oscillating model) is any of several cosmological models in which the universe follows infinite, or indefinite, self-sustaining cycles...
- An oscillating multi-tool or oscillating saw is a multitool and power tool that oscillates (rather than rotating or reciprocating), powered by battery...
- and applied to an antenna. The oscillating current pushes the electrons in the antenna back and forth, creating oscillating electric and magnetic fields...
- 19th century. Model of a Maudslay oscillating engine Oscillating paddlewheel engines of HMS Black Eagle. Oscillating engines could be used to drive either...
- called oscillating if it has an infinite number of roots; otherwise it is called non-oscillating. The differential equation is called oscillating if it...