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Simple harmonic motion Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Simple harmonic motion has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement

2

oscillating motion (as of a pendulum) in which the acceleration of the oscillator has an equal magnitude but opposite direction to the displacement of it from the equilibrium position

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
harmonic motion
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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