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noun
One of the normal vibrational modes of an oscillating system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h2eh2óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-Germanic *aiganaz Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old High German eigan Middle High German eigen German eigenbor. English eigen- English mode English eigenmode From eigen- + mode.
Across languages
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