ETYM Latin fluctuatio; cf. French fluctuation.
1. A wave motion.
2. The quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; SYN. wavering.

ETYM Latin oscillatio a swinging.
A periodic change or alternation. In electronics, oscillation refers to a periodic change in an electrical signal.
One complete to-and-fro movement of a vibrating object or system. For any particular vibration, the time for one oscillation is called its period and the number of oscillations in one second is called its frequency. The maximum displacement of the vibrating object from its rest position is called the amplitude of the oscillation.
1. The process of oscillating between states.
2. (Physics) A regular variation in value about a mean; SYN. vibration. + prikaži više