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libration vs oscillation

oscillation vs libration

libration and oscillation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
libration Yes No No No
oscillation Yes No No No
As nouns, oscillation is a hypernym of libration; that is, oscillation is a word with a broader meaning than libration:
  • libration: (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
  • oscillation: the process of oscillating between states
Other hypernyms of libration include variation.
libration (noun) oscillation (noun)
(astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
the process of oscillating between states
Difference between libration and oscillation

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