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oscillation
noun(os-cil-la-tion)
the action or state of oscillating
oscillation
noun(os-cil-la-tion)
variation, fluctuation
oscillation
noun(os-cil-la-tion)
a flow of electricity changing periodically from a maximum to a minimum; especially : a flow periodically changing direction
oscillation
noun(os-cil-la-tion)
the recurring movement of high pressure systems in the atmosphere from the middle latitudes to the polar latitudes and back —abbreviation AO
oscillation
noun(os-cil-la-tion)
a periodic seesaw fluctuation in sea-level atmospheric pressures over the northern Atlantic Ocean that is believed to contribute to the Arctic Oscillation
oscillation
noun(os-cil-la-tion)
a periodic seesaw fluctuation in sea-level atmospheric pressures over the southern Pacific and Indian oceans that is believed to be linked to El Niño and La Niña events

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