oscillate
Senso (Inglese)
- (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
- (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.
Concetti
sinonimi
rock to and fro
oscillating movement
swing to and fro
be uncertain
be undecided
Traduzioni
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɑsɪleɪt/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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.
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