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単振動 (たんしんどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

単たん振しん動どう

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ん

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Meanings

1

simple harmonic motion; simple harmonic oscillation

Physics term for periodic motion where the restoring force is proportional to displacement, such as a mass on a spring or a pendulum.

単たん振しん動どうの周しゅう期きは振

しん

幅ぷく

に

依い

存ぞん

し

ない

。

The period of simple harmonic motion does not depend on the amplitude.

ばねにつるしたおもりは単たん振しん動どうをする。

A weight suspended from a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion.

Kanji

単simple, one, single
振shake, wave, wag
動move, motion, change

Built from

単たん+振しん動どう

Etymology

Compound of 単 (simple) + 振動 (oscillation, vibration), a calque from English 'simple harmonic motion'.