v. i.
The amount of superior families oscillates rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Elec.) A current alternating in direction. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
Oscillating engine,
n. [ L. oscillatio a swinging. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of the oscillation were not very remote. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Axis of oscillation,
Center of oscillation
a. Tending to oscillate; vibratory. [ R. ] I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Oscillatory. ] (Bot.) Same as Oscillaria. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. oscillatoire. See Oscillate. ] Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory;