Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Oscillating \Os"cil*la`ting\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng), a.
That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Oscillate \Os"cil*late\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. {Oscillated} ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Oscillating} ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to
swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to
be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a
little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf.
{Osculate}.]
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1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;
to swing; to sway.
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2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move
in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,
back and forth.
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The amount of superior families oscillates rather
than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed
limits. --De Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oscillating
adj 1: having periodic vibrations [syn: {oscillatory},
{oscillating}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
