oscillation
os·cil·la·tion
noun
1.
the process of oscillating between states
3.
a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- “a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons”
Origin
From French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate + -ion.
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