Oscillate vs Orbit - What's the difference?
oscillate | orbit |
To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
To vary above and below a mean value.
A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object.
A sphere of influence; an area of control.
The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
(anatomy) The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
(physics) The path an electron takes around an atom's nucleus.
(mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
To circle or revolve around another object.
To move around the general vicinity of something.
To place an object into an orbit around a planet.
As a verb oscillate
is to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.As a noun orbit is
orbit (path of one object around another object).oscillate
English
Verb
(oscillat)- A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
- The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
Derived terms
* oscillation * oscillatorSee also
* undulateExternal links
* * * English intransitive verbs ----orbit
English
Noun
(en noun)- The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.
- In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
- The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit , as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.
Derived terms
* *Verb
(en verb)- The Earth orbits the Sun.
- The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, asking for sweets.
- A rocket was used to orbit the satellite.
