simple harmonic motion in English

noun
1
oscillatory motion under a retarding force proportional to the amount of displacement from an equilibrium position.
Do you honestly think physicists study waves and simple harmonic motion and two body problems because we care about the universe?

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1. So, what we're going to study now is what's called small oscillations, or simple harmonic motion.

2. To a first approximation, the motion in a normal vibration can be described as a kind of simple harmonic motion.

3. Anharmonic oscillation is defined as the deviation of a system from harmonic oscillation, or an oscillator not oscillating in simple harmonic motion.

4. Vibration test: The battery is rigidly clamped to the platform of a vibration machine and a simple harmonic motion having an amplitude of 0,8 mm (1,6 mm maximum total excursion) is applied.