Oscillate Synonyms and Antonyms

ŏsə-lāt
To fluctuate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. be unsteady
  2. waver
  3. vacillate
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To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swing

Words Related to Oscillate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Oscillate Sentence Examples

  • The rods are caused to oscillate slowly by an engine, one rising while the other is falling.

  • The armature is placed between the poles of the electromagnet, and being magnetized by the magnet m it will oscillate to the right or left under the action of the poles of the electromagnet M according as the current passes through M in one direction or the other.

  • A condition, nystagmus, which sometimes develops in infancy, causes the eyes to jump, dance, wiggle, or oscillate.

  • Adjust the length of the plumb-line until it and the body oscillate together in unison.

  • Those apparent inconsistencies in the dimensions of the body and wings are readily explained by the greater muscular development of the heavy-bodied, small-winged insects, birds and bats, and the increased power and rapidity with which the wings in them are made to oscillate.

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