and-fro motion
121alternation — Synonyms and related words: Lissajous figure, back and forth, battledore and shuttlecock, beat, chain, coaction, coming and going, commutation, complementary distribution, concurrence, consecution, cooperation, counterchange, cross fire,… …
122Agitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregular motion. < N PARAG:Agitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 agitation agitation stir tremor shake ripple jog jolt jar jerk shock succussion trepidation quiver …
123wave — [[t]weɪv[/t]] n. v. waved, wav•ing 1) oce a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell 2) any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea 3) a swell, surge,… …
124Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …
125Plasterwork — refers to construction or ornamentation done with plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. This is also sometimes called pargeting. The process of creating plasterwork, called… …
126microphone — /muy kreuh fohn /, n. an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound. [1875 80; MICRO , in sense enlarging (extracted from MICROSCOPE) + PHONE] * * * Device… …
127Kierkegaard’s speculative despair — Judith Butler Every movement of infinity is carried out through passion, and no reflection can produce a movement. This is the continual leap in existence that explains the movement, whereas mediation is a chimera, which in Hegel is supposed to… …
128wag — I. verb (wagged; wagging) Etymology: Middle English waggen; akin to Middle High German wacken to totter, Old English wegan to move more at way Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to be in motion ; stir 2. to move to and fro or up an …
