Meaning & use
oscillation
A regular movement back and forth between two points or states.
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The pendulum's oscillation slowed gradually until it finally came to rest.
Engineers measured the oscillation of the bridge in strong winds.
A note on using this word
Oscillation can describe physical motion, like a swinging pendulum, or a figurative back-and-forth, like oscillating opinions.
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