harmonic motion

noun

, Physics.

periodic motion consisting of one or more vibratory motions that are symmetric about a region of equilibrium, as the motion of a vibrating string of a musical instrument.

harmonic motion

See simple harmonic motion
a periodic motion in which the displacement is symmetrical about a point or a periodic motion that is composed of such motions See also simple harmonic motion

harmonic motion

A periodic vibration, as of a violin string, in which the motions are symmetrical about a region of equilibrium. Such a vibration may have only one frequency and amplitude or may be a combination of two or more components called harmonics.
Also called periodic motion

First recorded in 1865–70

When these two cams work in conjunction, we obtain all the possible degrees of harmonic motion.

Rotational motion leads naturally to a discussion of centripetal force, and this in turn is simple harmonic motion.

The amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is the range on one side or the other of the middle point of the course.

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