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oscillates

oscillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oscillate.

Meaning of oscillate

Verb

oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)

  1. (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
    • A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
  2. (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
    • The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
  3. (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.

Questions about oscillates

What is oscillates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Oscillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oscillate.

Words near oscillates in the dictionary

  1. oscietra
  2. oscillancy
  3. oscillatary
  4. oscillate
  5. oscillated
  6. oscillates
  7. oscillating
  8. oscillating tool
  9. oscillating tools
  10. oscillating wave test system
  11. oscillatingly

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