The two coatings and the wire form what is called an oscillatory circuit.
This alternation continues several times and constitutes what is called the oscillatory discharge.
This oscillatory movement has not the fiery precipitation of that of the Cantharides; it is calmer and as it were rhythmical.
Wires, of course, connect the antenna to the earth, thereby forming what is called an "oscillatory circuit."
The oscillatory displacement of the front of the church did not at most seem to cover more than a hand-breadth, but it was enough.
