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oscillation

[os-uh-lay-shuhn] / ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
swinging
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"The oscillation of this laser light can be used for timekeeping, but the laser frequency can shift slightly from time to time, for example due to temperature fluctuations," explains Thorsten Schumm.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Instead, the researchers observed a local minimum in the oscillation amplitude across certain temperature ranges.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

"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


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