0 repeated movement from one position to another:
The oscillations of the needle were so slight they were hard to detect.
His mood never settled; there was a continuous oscillation between two extremes.
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas.
"Nictation" is an oscillation in the diameter of the pupil which shows the scanner that a real person is there and not just a photo of an eye.
Mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillation in blood sugar, or glucose, concentrations.
After much oscillation, the pound is unchanged against the dollar.
One study found sudden bursts of high-frequency 40 Hz oscillations (gamma waves) in the brain appearing just prior to moments of insight.
Phase difference can be measured as a fraction of an oscillation.
