normal mode of vibration

[′nȯrməl ¦mōd əv vī′brā·shən]

(mechanics)

Vibration of a coupled system in which the value of one of the normal coordinates oscillates and the values of all the other coordinates remain stationary.

Mentioned in

Chladni Figures
fundamental mode
Lattice Vibrations
Lord Rayleigh
Membrane
mode of vibration
Musical Acoustics
natural frequency
normal frequencies
overtone
Rayleigh, Lord
solid
vibration

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