periodic motion

American  

[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-] / ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər- /

noun

Physics.

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

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periodic motion Scientific  

1. See harmonic motion

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Example Sentences

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

We define periodic motion to be a motion that repeats itself at regular time intervals, such as exhibited by the guitar string or by an object on a spring moving up and down.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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

Stroboscope, strob′ō-skōp, n. an apparatus for observing periodic motion by throwing light at intervals on the rotating body.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various