This motion produces waves of changing pressure – sound waves – that interact, ultimately driving stable oscillations with periods of a few minutes that produce subtle brightness changes.
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Oscillations
Synonyms for "oscillations" (12 found)
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9 entriescircadian oscillationdamped oscillationeconomic oscillationpendulum oscillationpopulation oscillationresonant oscillationsinusoidal oscillationstructural oscillationtorsional oscillation
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6 entriesdamped oscillationselectrical oscillationsmechanical oscillationsnatural frequencyoscillatory motionundamped oscillations
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Oscillations in the Sun were first observed in the 1960s.
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The physical differences between a cello and a violin produce their distinctive voices. Similarly, the stellar oscillations astronomers observe depend on each star’s interior structure, mass, and size.
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Not long ago Mr. Marconi invented a telegraphic instrument based upon his discovery that the magnetic hysteresis of iron can be annulled by electric oscillations.
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