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oscillation

[os-uh-lay-shuhn] / ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
swinging
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Instead, the researchers observed a local minimum in the oscillation amplitude across certain temperature ranges.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

A study published in Nature Communications has revealed an unusual form of quantum oscillation in a three-dimensional topological insulator.

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

This process, called oscillation, implies that neutrinos must have mass.

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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