"harmonic oscillator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harmonic oscillators [plural]
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  1. (classical mechanics) A system which, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force F proportional to the displacement x according to Hooke's law: F=-kx,, where k is a positive constant. Wikipedia link: harmonic oscillator Categories (topical): Classical mechanics Translations (system): harmonický oscilátor [masculine] (Czech), harmoninen värähtelijä (Finnish), oscillatore armonico [masculine] (Italian), oscilator armonic [neuter] (Romanian), гармони́ческий осцилля́тор (garmoníčeskij oscilljátor) [masculine] (Russian), oscilador armónico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-harmonic_oscillator-en-noun-OuxPTO~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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