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harmonic oscillator

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: classical mechanics

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 諧振子 /谐振子 (haai4 zan3 zi2) — system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諧振子 /谐振子 (xiézhènzǐ) — system
  • Czech: harmonický oscilátor — system
  • Finnish: harmoninen värähtelijä — system
  • Hindi: सरल आवर्ती दोलक (saral āvartī dolak) — system
  • Italian: oscillatore armonico — system
  • Romanian: oscilator armonic — system
  • Russian: гармони́ческий осцилля́тор (garmoníčeskij oscilljátor) — system
  • Spanish: oscilador armónico — system