English noun: oscillation |
1. | oscillation (process) the process of oscillating between states |
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| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | libration |
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2. | oscillation (event) (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean |
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| Synonyms | vibration |
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| Broader (hypernym) | undulation, wave |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, resonance, ripple, sympathetic vibration, transient |
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| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics |
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3. | oscillation (event) a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon |
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| Samples | A year constitutes a cycle of the seasons.
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| Synonyms | cycle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | periodic event, recurrent event |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cardiac cycle, Carnot cycle, Carnot's ideal cycle, menstrual cycle, pass |
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