oscillation
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They repeatedly grow and shrink during successive trips through the laser cavity, creating a rhythmic oscillation that resembles breathing.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
As they move through space, they can switch from one flavor to another in a process called oscillation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
"Basically, what we were looking for is the effect of the appearance of new electron neutrinos caused by this oscillation phenomenon."
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
"The only way this oscillation can happen is if neutrinos have mass," Caratelli explained.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
And the subsequent political history of the United States then became an oscillation between new versions of the old tension, which broke out in violence only on the occasion of the Civil War.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing oscillation
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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