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A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker, rocking shaft, and way shaft.
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a.
Consisting in, or causing, vibration, or oscillation; vibrating; as, a vibratory motion; a vibratory power.
v. i.
An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge.
v.
The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
v. i.
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
n.
A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water algae, the threads of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also Oscillatoria.
n.
A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam.
a.
That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.
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Tending to oscillate; vibratory.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Oscillate
a.
Provided with trunnions; as, the trunnioned cylinder of an oscillating steam engine.
v. i.
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
n.
The state of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.
v. i.
To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
n.
The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical string.
n.
The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
a.
Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion.
n. pl.
Same as Oscillaria.
imp. & p. p.
of Oscillate
n.
The quality or state of being vibratile; disposition to vibration or oscillation.
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