Periodic-motion
[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-] /ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər-/
noun, Physics.
1.
any motion that recurs in identical forms at equal intervals of time.
periodic motion
See harmonic motion.
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