The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oscillatory \Os"cil*la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. oscillatoire. See Oscillate.] Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion.
Wiktionary
a. 1 that oscillates; oscillating 2 capable of sustaining oscillations
WordNet
adj. having periodic vibrations [syn: oscillating]
Usage examples of "oscillatory".
Argentine Base, Deception Island, disclosed that, on July 3, 16 persons including three Chilean sub officers had observed an aerial object over the northern area of the island moving in a north-northeast direction, varying speed, oscillatory course, changing yellow-green-orange color, leaving a contrail at 30 degrees elevation.
That is, as strings twist and vibrate while meandering through the extended and curled-up dimensions, a small subset of their vast oscillatory repertoire consists of vibrations with spin equal to 1 or 2.
Circumnutation of stems: concluding remarks on--Circumnutation of stolons: aid thus afforded in winding amongst the stems of surrounding plants--Circumnutation of flowerstems--Circumnutation of Dicotyledonous leaves--Singular oscillatory movement of leaves of Dionaea--Leaves of Cannabis sink at night--Leaves of Gymnosperms--Of Monocotyledons--Cryptogams--Concluding remarks on the circumnutation of leaves.
The string's oscillatory motion determines a contribution in excess of this minimum.