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oscillate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɑsɪleɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aceillostStarts with OEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. move or swing from side to side regularly

Word origin

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”). See also osculate.

Used in a sentence

  • A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
  • By placing the 0.02μF capacitor on top of the whistle chip, the circuit oscillates at a lower frequency.
  • The mood for change oscillated from day to day.

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