Oscillate word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "oscillate" word

[verb] move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
[verb] be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

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\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.

Synonyms for oscillate

hover, vacillate, vibrate, vibrate

Related terms: back and fill, bobble, come and go, come up again, cycle, dangle, dither, flounder, nutate, pitch, pulsate, reel, ring the changes, rotate, shilly-shally, shuffle, sway, teeter, vibrate, wag, wave, waver

The fun area, different aproach to word »oscillate«

Let's analyse "oscillate" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETALLICSO. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- ... -.-. .. .-.. .-.. .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: oscillate: 6 + 9 + 1 + 5 = 21, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: oscillate: 6 + 1 + 3 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 33, reduced: 33, and the final result is Thirty-Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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