"oscillation" in the noun sense
1. oscillation
the process of oscillating between states
2. oscillation, vibration
physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
3. cycle, oscillation
a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
"a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
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