Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harmonic oscillator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: har-mon-ic oscil-la-tor
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

harmonic oscillators (plural)

Questions

What does harmonic oscillator mean?: 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.

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