Meanings
nounharmonic oscillator (plural harmonic oscillators)
plural harmonic oscillators
- classical mechanicsA 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.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 諧振子 /谐振子
- 諧振子 /谐振子 (haai⁴ zan³ zi²)system
Chinese Mandarin 諧振子 /谐振子
- 諧振子 /谐振子 (xiézhènzǐ)system
Czech harmonický oscilátor
- harmonický oscilátorsystem
Finnish harmoninen värähtelijä
- harmoninen värähtelijäsystem
Hindi सरल आवर्ती दोलक
- सरल आवर्ती दोलक (saral āvartī dolak)system
Italian oscillatore armonico
- oscillatore armonicosystem
Romanian oscilator armonic
- oscilator armonicsystem
Russian гармони́ческий осцилля́тор
- гармони́ческий осцилля́тор (garmoníčeskij oscilljátor)system
Spanish oscilador armónico
- oscilador armónicosystem
Cite this entry
APA
harmonic oscillator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmonic%20oscillator
MLA
“harmonic oscillator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmonic%20oscillator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harmonic oscillator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmonic%20oscillator.
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