Oscillatory
[os-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈɒs ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
adjective
1.
characterized by or involving oscillation.
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[uh-sil-uh-gram] /əˈsɪl əˌgræm/ noun, Electricity. 1. the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope. /ɒˈsɪləˌɡræm/ noun 1. the recording obtained from an oscillograph or the trace on an oscilloscope screen oscillogram os·cil·lo·gram (ə-sĭl’ə-grām’) n.
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[uh-sil-uh-graf, -grahf] /əˈsɪl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/ noun, Electricity. 1. a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves. /ɒˈsɪləˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/ noun 1. a device for producing a graphical record of the variation of an oscillating quantity, such as an electric current […]
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[os-uh-lom-i-ter] /ˌɒs əˈlɒm ɪ tər/ noun, Medicine/Medical. 1. an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse. oscillometer os·cil·lom·e·ter (ŏs’ə-lŏm’ĭ-tər) n. An apparatus for measuring oscillations, especially those of the bloodstream in sphygmometry. os’cil·lo·met’ric (ŏs’ə-lō-mět’tĭk) adj.