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OSCILLATING

OSCILLATING Os "cil *la `ting, a.

 

Defn: That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. Oscillating engine, a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction. Weale.

 

OSCILLATING CURRENT

OSCILLATING CURRENT Os "cil *lat `ing current. (Elec.)

 

Defn: A current alternating in direction.