"one who or that which oscillates," agent noun in Latin form from oscillate; by 1835 of persons, figuratively; by 1889 in reference to electric currents. Related: Oscillatory.
Osborn
Oscan
Oscar
oscillate
oscillation
oscillator
oscilloscope
oscine
oscitant
oscitate
oscitation
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