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Etymology

First attested in 1726; borrowed from Latin ōscillātus, perfect passive participle of Latin ōscillō (to swing) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōscillum (a swing), usually identified with ōscillum (a little face or mask hung on a tree that sways with the wind), diminutive of ōs (mouth, face). Doublet of osculate.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑsɪleɪt/
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Verb

oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)

  1. (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
    A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
    • 2021 December, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, page 27:
      By placing the 0.02μF capacitor on top of the whistle chip, the circuit oscillates at a lower frequency.
  2. (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
    The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
  3. (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

oscillate

  1. inflection of oscillare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

oscillate f pl

  1. feminine plural of oscillato

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