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Oscillation

The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Undulation 76% connected

The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound.

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Wave 76% connected

See Waive.

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Beat 76% connected

of Beat

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Libration 76% connected

The act or state of librating.

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Pass 76% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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Resonance 76% connected

The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.

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Ripple 76% connected

An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.

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Transient 76% connected

Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duratio…

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Oscillate 74% connected

To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.

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Oscillate 74% connected

To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.

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Vibrate 74% connected

of Vibrate

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Vibrate 74% connected

of Vibrate

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Synonym 2

Cycle 92% connected

An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.

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Vibration 92% connected

The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical strin…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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