"oscillatory" meaning in English

See oscillatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more oscillatory [comparative], most oscillatory [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} oscillatory (comparative more oscillatory, superlative most oscillatory)
  1. That oscillates; oscillating. Translations (oscillating): schwingend (German), periodisch (German), oszillierend (German), oszillatorisch (German), ταλαντωτικός (talantotikós) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-oscillatory-en-adj-zjxmocvp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'oscillating': 91 9
  2. Capable of sustaining oscillations.
    Sense id: en-oscillatory-en-adj-kLQYKsKH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oscillatory reaction

Alternative forms

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