Not a great deal of energy is required for keeping a free moving pendulum in a state of oscillation.
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Oscillation
/ˌɑː.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "oscillation" (109 found)
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Noun(10 words)
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incessancyintermittenceintermittencymetermotionnoninterruptionpendulationpendulum motionperiodicalnessperiodicityperpetuitypiston motionpulsationquaverrapidityreappearancerecurrenceregular wave motionregularityreoccurrence
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Noun(9 words)
jigglingmore oscillatorynutationoscillatory motionpendulumpendulum swingpendulum swingspendulumsporpoising
Adjective(1 words)
periodic motion
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Noun(31 words)
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6 entriesbistable oscillationdamped oscillationharmonic oscillationmood oscillationperiodic switchingunderdamped oscillation
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6 entriesdamped oscillationdriven oscillationharmonic oscillationnatural oscillationoscillation amplitudeoscillation frequency
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It was November, 1904, when Mr. Fleming filed his patent application for a device he called an "oscillation valve."
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This new way of observing neutrino oscillation is the key for scientists to be able to make measurements that would allow them to distinguish the different oscillations of neutrinos and its anti-particle counterpart anti-neutrinos. This is something that could help in better understanding the physical processes that involve matter and antimatter.
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Its motion resembles the oscillation of a pendulum.
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