| oscillating | That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. Oscillating engine, a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| oscillating vision | The subjective sensation of oscillation of objects viewed. Synonym: oscillating vision. Origin: L. Oscillo, to swing, + G. Opsis, vision (05 Mar 2000) |
| neuroendocrine transducer cell | An endocrine cell that releases its hormonal product into the bloodstream only upon receipt of a nervous impulse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transducer | <physics> A device that transforms one type of energy to another. (17 Mar 1998) |
| transducer cell | Any cell responding to a mechanical, thermal, photic, or chemical stimulus by generating an electrical impulse synaptically transmitted to a sensory neuron in contact with the cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transmembrane transducer | A system that transmits a chemical or electrical signal across a membrane. Usually involves a transmembrane receptor protein that is thought to undergo a conformation change that is expressed on the inner surface of the membrane. Many such transducing species are dimeric and the conformation change may involve interaction between the two components. (18 Nov 1997) |