eigenmode

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noun

One of the normal vibrational modes of an oscillating system.

OriginEnglish mode ← German eigen ← Middle High German eigen →
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Meanings

nouneigenmode (plural eigenmodes)

plural eigenmodes

  1. natural sciencesOne of the normal vibrational modes of an oscillating system.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiganą
  4. Proto-Germanic*aiganaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*aigan
  6. Old High Germaneigan
  7. Middle High Germaneigen
  8. Germaneigen
  9. Englisheigen-
  10. Englishmode
  11. Englisheigenmode

From eigen- + mode.

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Translations

French mode propre
  • mode proprephysics
Japanese 固有モード
  • 固有モード (koyūmōdo)physics
Polish mod własny
  • mod własnyphysics
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APA

eigenmode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenmode

MLA

“eigenmode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenmode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eigenmode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenmode.

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