oscillatory
/ˈɒsələˌtɔːɹi/AH-suh-luh-taw-ree
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈɑsələˌtɔɹi/AH-suh-luh-taw-ree
Meaningrelating to oscillating
Common meaning: swinging back and forth regularly
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- oscilla small swinging maskLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1282 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- oryadjective ending: having to do with
Journey through time
- Latinōscillum, -ī‘a small swinging mask’
- Englishoscillate‘to swing back and forth’
- Englishformed in English from oscillateoscillatory‘swinging back and forth regularly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from oscillate + -ory.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), OSCILLATE, p.407 · scan
Roots
- ōscillum, -ī Latin “a small swinging mask”
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