periodic motion

[ peer-ee-od-ik, peer- ]

/ ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər- /

noun Physics.

any motion that recurs in identical forms at equal intervals of time.

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Science definitions for periodic motion

periodic motion

See harmonic motion.

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