wave vs oscillation

oscillation vs wave

wave and oscillation both are nouns.

wave is a verb but oscillation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No
oscillation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, oscillation is a hyponym of wave; that is, oscillation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:

wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
oscillation: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean

Other hyponyms of wave include gravitation wave, gravity wave, sine wave, vibration, fluctuation, seiche, standing wave, stationary wave, traveling wave, travelling wave, acoustic wave, sound wave, wave form, wave shape, waveform, blast wave, shock wave, impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing, flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering.

wave (noun)	oscillation (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair	a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand	the process of oscillating between states
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve

wave (verb)	oscillation (verb)
set waves in
signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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