English → Latin
“oscillation” in Latin
iactātiōshaking, agitationvibrātiōA brandishing, vibration, agitation.moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produceōscillātiōswinging, swing; oscillationfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.Petrōniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia
The English word oscillation itself goes back to Latin ōscillō, through oscillatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oscillation
jactatio; vibratio (Festus); motus (when the context fixes the sense); oscillatio (Petronius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oscillation?
- The usual Latin words for “oscillation” are iactātiō, vibrātiō, moveō; also ōscillātiō, fēstus, Petrōnius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.