oscillation C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌɑsɪˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a regular movement back and forth between two points or states The pendulum's oscillation gradually slowed until it came to rest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a regular movement back and... vibrationfluctuationswingwaveringvacillationundulationpulsation ↔ Opposites stabilitysteadinessconstancystillness Word family Forms oscillatory Related forms oscillateoscillatoroscilloscope Etymology AI details From Latin 'oscillatio', from 'oscillare' ('to swing'), from 'oscillum' ('a swing'), originally a small mask of Bacchus hung to swing in the breeze. oscillare Latin oscillum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oscillation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɑsɪˈleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. a regular movement back and forth between two points or states ## Examples - The pendulum's oscillation gradually slowed until it came to rest. ## Synonyms - vibration - fluctuation - swing - wavering - vacillation - undulation - pulsation ## Antonyms - stability - steadiness - constancy - stillness ## Related Forms - oscillate - oscillator - oscilloscope ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oscillare - Root: oscillum ## Etymology From Latin 'oscillatio', from 'oscillare' ('to swing'), from 'oscillum' ('a swing'), originally a small mask of Bacchus hung to swing in the breeze. ## AI Etymology Oscillation is from Latin 'oscillatio', from 'oscillare' ('to swing'), from 'oscillum' ('a swing'), originally a small mask of Bacchus hung to swing in the breeze. Important recorded forms include oscillare (Latin) and oscillum (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a regular movement back and forth between two points or states. The wider family includes related words such as oscillate, oscillator, and oscilloscope. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown