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lissajous figure

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Lis⋅sa⋅jous fig⋅ure

[lee-suh-zhoo, lee-suh-zhoo]
–noun Physics.
the series of plane curves traced by an object executing two mutually perpendicular harmonic motions.

Origin:
1875–80; named after Jules A. Lissajous (1822–80), French physicist
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