simple harmonic motion

American  

noun

Physics.

1. vibratory motion in a system in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium. S.H.M., s.h.m.

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simple harmonic motion British  

noun

1.  SHM.  a form of periodic motion of a particle, etc, in which the acceleration is always directed towards some equilibrium point and is proportional to the displacement from this point

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simple harmonic motion Scientific  

1. See harmonic motion

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Example Sentences

A particle of mass 100 g undergoes a simple harmonic motion.

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It goes on to discuss important concepts such as simple harmonic motion, uniform harmonic motion, and damped harmonic motion.

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When a linear restoring force is exerted on an object displaced from an equilibrium position, the object will undergo a special type of motion called simple harmonic motion.

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This chapter will address simple harmonic motion and periods of vibration, aspects of oscillation that produce waves, a common phenomenon in everyday life.

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The period of a simple harmonic motion is the time which elapses from any instant until the moving-point again moves in the same direction through the same position.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various