oscillator Definition

oscillate
verb oscillated, oscillating

tr & intr
1. To swing or make something swing backwards and forwards like a pendulum.

Thesaurus: swing, vibrate, sway, wave.
tr & intr
2. To vibrate.
intr
3. To waver between opinions, choices, courses of action, etc.

Thesaurus: swing, vacillate, fluctuate, change.
intr
4. electronics.
Said of an electrical current: to vary regularly in strength or direction between certain limits.

Derivative: oscillating
adj

Derivative: oscillation
noun

Derivative: oscillator

An electronic device that produces an alternating current of a particular frequency, used to produce high-frequency radio waves for TV and radio, and to make electronic musical instruments.

Someone or something that oscillates.

Derivative: oscillatory
adverb

Etymology: 18c: from Latin oscillare, oscillatum to swing.