Oscillation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of oscillating between states

(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɑːsɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɒsɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɒsɪlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɑːsɪlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vibration cycle

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of oscillating between states
noun	(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
noun	a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon “a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons”

Word Forms

oscillate	verb	be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
vibrate	verb	move or swing from side to side regularly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwingung

der Prozess des Oszillierens zwischen Zuständen

🇪🇸Spanish

oscilación

el proceso de oscilación entre estados

🇮🇹Italian

oscillazione

il processo di oscillazione tra gli stati

🇳🇱Dutch

oscillatie

het proces van oscillatie tussen toestanden

🇵🇹Portuguese

oscilação

o processo de oscilação entre estados

🇷🇺Russian

колебание

процесс колебаний между состояниями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंपन

राज्यों के बीच दोलन की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

দোলন

রাজ্যগুলির মধ্যে দোদুল্যমান প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைவு

மாநிலங்களுக்கு இடையே ஊசலாடும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

డోలనం

రాష్ట్రాల మధ్య డోలనం చేసే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

दोलन

राज्यांमधील दोलनाची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓસિલેશન

રાજ્યો વચ્ચે ઓસીલેટીંગની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಂದೋಲನ

ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಆಂದೋಲನದ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആന്ദോളനം

സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ ആന്ദോളനം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਸਿਲੇਸ਼ਨ

ਰਾਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਓਸੀਲੇਟਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

دولن

ریاستوں کے درمیان دوغلے پن کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

振荡

状态之间振荡的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

発振

状態間を振動するプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

진동

상태 사이를 진동하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dao động

quá trình dao động giữa các trạng thái

🇹🇭Thai

การสั่น

กระบวนการสั่นคลอนระหว่างรัฐ

🇮🇩Indonesian

osilasi

proses osilasi antar negara

🇲🇾Malay

ayunan

proses berayun antara keadaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التذبذب

عملية التأرجح بين الدول

🇮🇷Persian

نوسان

فرآیند نوسان بین حالت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

salınım

durumlar arasında salınım süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְנוּדָה

תהליך התנודה בין מדינות

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