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  • 51Perpetual motion — Motion Mo tion, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary;… …

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  • 52Optical motion tracking — Motion Tracking can differ from Motion Capture because in applications such as sports and missiles the object of interest is tracked optically instead of a person. The technology is basically the same, with some differences in that many of the… …

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  • 53simpleharmonic motion — simple harmonic motion n. See harmonic motion. * * * …

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  • 54Mechanics of planar particle motion — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …

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  • 55Kepler's laws of planetary motion — In astronomy, Kepler s Laws of Planetary Motion are three mathematical laws that describe the motion of planets in the Solar System. German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) discovered them.Kepler studied the observations… …

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  • 56periodic motion — /pear ee od ik, pear /, Physics. any motion that recurs in identical forms at equal intervals of time. * * * Motion that is repeated in equal intervals of time. The time of each interval is the period. Examples of periodic motion include a… …

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  • 57Harmonic motion — Harmonic Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of… …

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  • 58Centrifugal force (planar motion) — In classical mechanics, centrifugal force (from Latin centrum center and fugere to flee ) is one of the three so called inertial forces or fictitious forces that enter the equations of motion when Newton s laws are formulated in a non inertial… …

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  • 59History of perpetual motion machines — The history of perpetual motion machines dates back to the Middle Ages. For millennia, it was not clear whether perpetual motion devices were possible or not, but the development of modern thermodynamics has indicated that they are impossible.… …

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  • 60Circular motion — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics&#160 …

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