periodic motion
Americannoun
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Often referred to as molecular vibrations, the motion of atoms act like tiny springs, undergoing periodic motion.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Astronomers detected these ghostly pirouettes by analyzing exquisitely precise data from the Gaia satellite, revealing the partner star’s periodic motion.
From Scientific American • Nov. 16, 2022
While general periodic motion applications cycle through their periods with no outside interference, harmonic motion requires a restoring force.
From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021
The word period refers to the time for some event whether repetitive or not; but we shall be primarily interested in periodic motion, which is by definition repetitive.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
A reed or vibrator, set in periodic motion by impact of a current of air, produces a corresponding succession of air puffs, the rapidity of which determines the pitch of the musical note.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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