OSCILLATING
Os"cil*la`ting, a.
Defn: That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. Oscillating engine, a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction. Weale.
OSCILLATING CURRENT
Os"cil*lat`ing current. (Elec.)
Defn: A current alternating in direction.
OSCILLATION
Os`cil*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. oscillatio a swinging.]
1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth. His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of the oscillation were not very remote. Macaulay. Axis of oscillation, Center of oscillation. See under Axis, and Center.
OSCILLATIVE
Os"cil*la*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to oscillate; vibratory. [R.] I. Taylor.
OSCILLATOR Os"cil*la`tor, n. One that oscillates; specif.: (a) (Elec.)