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Lissajous figure

Lissajous figure noun: a plane curve traced by a point which executes two perpendicular independent harmonic motions, the frequencies of which are in a simple ratio.

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Noun

Lissajous figure (plural Lissajous figures)

  1. A plane curve traced by a point which executes two perpendicular independent harmonic motions, the frequencies of which are in a simple ratio.
    • The Scope proved to be a haunt for electronics assembly people from Yoyodyne. The green neon sign outside ingeniously depicted the face of an oscilloscope tube, over which flowed an ever-changing dance of Lissajous figures.1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 3, in The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 30
    Synonyms:
    Lissajous curve

Lissajous figure meaning in Tamil

Lissajous figure in Tamil

லேசேசூ உருவம்

Synonyms of Lissajous figure

Forms of Lissajous figure

pluralLissajous figures

Origin of Lissajous figure

Named after French mathematician Jules Antoine Lissajous (1822–1880), who invented an apparatus that projected such figures onto a wall.

Questions about Lissajous figure

What does Lissajous figure mean?
Lissajous figure means a plane curve traced by a point which executes two perpendicular independent harmonic motions, the frequencies of which are in a simple ratio.
What is Lissajous figure in Tamil?
Lissajous figure in Tamil is லேசேசூ உருவம். See Lissajous figure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Lissajous figure?
Lissajous figure is a noun.
What is the plural of Lissajous figure?
The plural of Lissajous figure is Lissajous figures.

Words near Lissajous figure in the dictionary

  1. liss
  2. Lissack
  3. Lissajous
  4. Lissajous curve
  5. Lissajous curves
  6. Lissajous figure
  7. Lissajous figures
  8. Lissajous knot
  9. Lissajous knots
  10. Lissajous orbit
  11. Lissajous orbits

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