os·cil·late

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• os|cil|late — «OS uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.i. 1. to swing to and fro like a pendulum; move to and fro between two points. 2. to vary or waver, as between opinions, purposes, or courses of action: »Human nature oscillates between good and evil… …   Useful english dictionary

• pen´i|cil´late|ly — pen|i|cil|late «PEHN uh SIHL iht, ayt», adjective. having or forming a small tuft or tufts of hairs, scales, or feathers; furnished with a pencil or pencils. ╂[< Latin pēnicillus (see etym. under pencil (Cf. ↑pencil)) + English ate1]… …   Useful english dictionary

• pen|i|cil|late — «PEHN uh SIHL iht, ayt», adjective. having or forming a small tuft or tufts of hairs, scales, or feathers; furnished with a pencil or pencils. ╂[< Latin pēnicillus (see etym. under pencil (Cf. ↑pencil)) + English ate1] –pen´i|cil´late|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• cil — ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; al·gua·cil; an·cil·la; anon·cil·lo; ba·cil·li·form; ba·cil·lite; bom·by·cil·la; ce·cil; cil·i·ary; cil·i·a·ta; cil·i·a·tion; cil·ice; cil·io·flag·el·la·ta; cil·io·late; cil·i·um; cni·do·cil; co·cil·lana;… …   English syllables

• late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

• cil|i|o|late — «SIHL ee uh layt, liht», adjective. having cilia …   Useful english dictionary

• ba|cil|lus — «buh SIHL uhs», noun, plural cil|li. 1. any bacterium. 2. any one of the rod shaped aerobic bacteria, especially one that forms spores: »the typhoid bacillus. ╂[< Late Latin bacillus, variant of Latin bacillum (diminutive) < baculum rod,… …   Useful english dictionary

• pneu|mo|ba|cil|lus — «NOO moh buh SIHL uhs, NYOO », noun, plural cil|li « SIHL y». a bacillus commonly present in cases of pneumonia, pleurisy, and other diseases of the lungs, but considered almost certainly not the causative agent of the disease. ╂[< New Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• ba|cil|lar|y — «BAS ih LEHR ee», adjective. 1. a) of or caused by a bacillus. b) like a bacillus. 2. characterized by bacilli. 3. rod shaped; bacilliform. ╂[< New Latin bacillarius < Late Latin bacillus] …   Useful english dictionary

• oscillate — os·cil·late …   English syllables