WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sim′ple harmon′ic mo′tion, [Physics.]
  1. Physicsvibratory motion in a system in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium. Abbr.: S.H.M., s.h.m.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
simple harmonic motion
  1. a form of periodic motion of a particle, etc, in which the acceleration is always directed towards some equilibrium point and is proportional to the displacement from this point
    Abbreviation: SHM
'simple harmonic motion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
S.H.M. - anharmonic - epoch - group velocity - harmonic motion - impedance - principle of superposition - simple pendulum - sine wave

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