oscillating

Everyday

1. Swinging or moving back and forth regularly. tree →
2. (adjective) Moving or turning from side to side, as in "an oscillating fan". tree →
3. Changing back and forth between two states or feelings. tree →

In the lessons

Used in science (oscillating pendulums, waves, springs, oscillating current) and in everyday talk (oscillating fans, oscillating sprinklers in the garden). In stories it describes swaying or wavering.

Examples

• An oscillating fan turns from side to side. tree →
• The oscillating sprinkler watered the whole lawn. tree →
• We timed the oscillating pendulum in science. tree →
• The pendulum kept oscillating for a long time. tree →
• The prices kept oscillating up and down. tree →
• The oscillating light on the lighthouse swept across the bay. tree →

Note

"-ing" form of "oscillate": drop the "e". Double s, double l.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The three mother letters A, M and SH are compared to a scale, with good in one pan, evil in the other, and the tongue as the pointer between. In the primary lessons: Used in science (oscillating pendulums, waves, springs, oscillating current) and in everyday talk (oscillating fans, oscillating sprinklers in the garden). In stories it describes swaying or wavering.

Examples

• The three mother letters A, M, SH are the foundations of the whole; and resemble a Balance, the good in one scale, the evil in the other, and the oscillating tongue of the Balance between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

"-ing" form of "oscillate": drop the "e". Double s, double l.