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Oscillatory motion can be described as any object moving/swinging back and forth, moving up and down, pulsating, spinning, or vibrating. A few examples of each are:
swinging; pendulums, swings, metronomes
moving up and down/side to side; fixed springs out of equilibrium, seesaws, wave patterns (ocean waves, sound waves, radio waves, light waves etc.)
pulsating; light bulbs, speakers
spinning; spinning top, the Chandler wobble (the effect of a non spherical object spinning, AKA a free nutation)
vibrating; string instruments, protons/neutrons in a nucleus, the human voice/vocal cords, a tuning fork, objects subjected to their resonating frequencies.
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What are some examples of oscillatory motion?
1. clock pendulum 2. playground swings.
Why a periodic motion may not be an oscillatory motion?
periodic motion is a motion of body wich repeats itself in equal intervals of time , but a oscillatory motion is a periodic motion which is about a mean position . so all periodic motions could not be a oscillatory motion , but all oscillatory motions are periodic in nature.
What is meant by oscillatory?
To-and-fro motion of an object about a fixed point is known as Oscillatory motion.
What is the difference between vibratory motion and oscillatory motion?
vibratory means stationary with no motion, oscillatory means with uniform motion like pendulam.
Differences between vibratory and oscillatory motion?
In vibratory motion, the body doesn't move as a whole.where as in oscillatory motion the body moves on whole .and in vibratory motion the amplitude is less ,where as in the oscillatory motion the amplitude is comparitively larger than the vibratory motion .
Are all oscillatory motion periodic?
yes, all oscillatory motions are periodic but all periodic motions are not oscillatory.
Is pendulum an example of oscillatory motion?
yes it is. as the weight of the string and gravitational force, etc is not considered it is an eg. of oscillatory motion
What is the difference between oscillatory and circulatory motion?
rotatory motion
What is difference between oscillatory and simple harmonic motion?
Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is in one dimension whereas oscillatory motion is 2-dimensional motion that is SHM in one dimension but linear in another.Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is in one dimension whereas oscillatory motion is 2-dimensional motion that is SHM in one dimension but linear in another.Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is in one dimension whereas oscillatory motion is 2-dimensional motion that is SHM in one dimension but linear in another.Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is in one dimension whereas oscillatory motion is 2-dimensional motion that is SHM in one dimension but linear in another.
What motion does a piston have rotatory or oscillatory?
It can be either.
Can a motion be oscillatory but not simple harmonic?
Yes.
What is the difference between oscillatory motion and circular motion?
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