oscillatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of oscillatory
1730–40; < New Latin oscillātōrius, equivalent to Latin oscillā ( re ) to swing ( oscillate ) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Simulations revealed that the ship experienced oscillatory deviations in all the three cases.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024
The torso and lower legs each move relative to the seat in an oscillatory fashion, but the frequency of that oscillation changes to remain optimal for pumping.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2023
The patient eventually needed a rare treatment known as high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, which involves gentle vibrations that move air around in the lungs.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021
The recordings showed both the mPFC and the NAcc neurons displayed oscillatory brain activity at the same low frequency.
From Scientific American • May 31, 2017
An oscillatory motion of the earth's axis, due chiefly to the action of the moon upon the spheroidal figure of our globe.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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