Definition
To oscillate is to move back and forth in a regular rhythm, like a swinging pendulum or a fan. It can also mean to keep changing between different feelings or opinions.
Etymology
From Latin “oscillare” meaning “to swing,” possibly from “oscillum,” a small swing or mask hung as an offering. It kept the sense of repeated back-and-forth motion.
Kelly Says
Fans, clocks, and even your mood can ‘oscillate’—the same word covers machines and emotions. Physics borrowed our everyday sense of swinging and turned it into a powerful idea for describing waves, signals, and even heartbeats.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንደ
en-de en-de
CACatalà
oscilar
os-si-lar
CSČeština
kmitat
k-mit-at
DADansk
oscillere
os-si-le-re
DEDeutsch
oszillieren
oz-il-lee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
οσσιλλούν
os-si-loo-n
ESEspañol
oscilar
oh-si-lar
FAفارسی
لرزیدن
la-rzi-den
FRFrançais
oscillation
oh-si-la-syohn
HUMagyar
ingadozni
in-ga-doz-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
bergetar
ber-ge-tar
IGIG
to move back and forth
to move back and forth
ITItaliano
oscillare
os-si-la-re
KKKK
колебаться
kole-ba-t'sa
KO한국어
진동하다
jin-dong-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
bergetar
ber-ge-tar
NLNederlands
oscilleren
os-si-le-ren
NONorsk
oscillere
os-si-le-re
PLPolski
oscylować
os-cy-lo-vat'
PTPortuguês
oscilar
oh-si-lar
RUРусский
колебаться
kole-ba-t'sa
SVSvenska
oscillera
os-si-le-ra
SWKiswahili
kutete
ku-te-te
TEతెలుగు
విబratory
vi-bra-to-ry
TRTürkçe
osilat
oh-si-lat
UKУкраїнська
коливатися
koli-vat'sia