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In a system undergoing vibration, a mode of vibration designates the characteristic pattern of nodes and antinodes assumed by the system in which the motion of every particle, for a particular frequency, is simple harmonic(for linear systems) or has corresponding decay patterns.  1, record 1, English, - mode%20of%20vibration

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Two or more modes may exist concurrently in a multi-degree-of-freedom system.  1, record 1, English, - mode%20of%20vibration

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Dans un système en vibration, un mode de vibration indique la disposition caractéristique des nœuds et des ventres accusée par le système lorsque les mouvements de chacune de ses parties élémentaires, pour une fréquence donnée, sont harmoniques (cas des systèmes linéaires) ou présentent des types de décroissance correspondants.  1, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vibration

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Dans un système à plusieurs degrés de liberté, il peut exister simultanément deux ou plusieurs modes de vibration.  1, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vibration

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The term harmonic motion(without the qualifier "simple") is used to describe rotary and other motions in which some variable, such as an angular displacement, varies sinusoidally with time.  2, record 2, English, - harmonic%20motion

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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A sound in which the sound pressure varies sinusoidally with time.  4, record 3, English, - pure%20tone

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Few sounds in daily experience are pure tones characterized by a single frequency ...  5, record 3, English, - pure%20tone

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If a loudspeaker cone is made to vibrate with simple harmonic motion at a given frequency,... it gives rise to a sinusoidal disturbance in the atmosphere. This sound is known as a pure tone. Examples of noise sources which contain pure tones include fans, engine exhausts, pumps, compressors, gears, bearings and electric motors.  6, record 3, English, - pure%20tone

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pure tone: term standardized by the CSA. Material reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA.  7, record 3, English, - pure%20tone

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pure tone: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).  7, record 3, English, - pure%20tone

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Son correspondant à une seule vibration acoustique sinusoïdale. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]  3, record 3, French, - son%20pur

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Si la variation de pression est une fonction sinusoïdale du temps, on est en présence d'un son pur.  4, record 3, French, - son%20pur

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On dit qu'un son est pur lorsque l'oscillation des particules se fait suivant une sinusoïde pure, c'est-à-dire lorsqu'elle peut être représentée en totalité en un point en fonction du temps par une sinusoïde [...]  2, record 3, French, - son%20pur

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son pur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).  5, record 3, French, - son%20pur

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Oscilación acústica sinusoidal.  1, record 3, Spanish, - sonido%20puro

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... a measure of how much a structure resists motion when subjected to a harmonic force.  2, record 4, English, - mechanical%20impedance

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Root elongation in drying soil is generally limited by a combination of mechanical impedance and water stress.  3, record 4, English, - mechanical%20impedance

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[...] mesure de la résistance opposée à un mouvement par une structure soumise à une force donnée.  2, record 4, French, - imp%C3%A9dance%20m%C3%A9canique

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Any solution of the Laplace equation which has continuous derivatives of first and second order.  3, record 5, English, - harmonic%20function

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... it is quite natural to look at GSPD as a fractal measure ... with infinitely many types of singularities. Probing the surface with many random walks is equivalent to the estimation of the corresponding solutions of Laplace’s equation ... which are usually called harmonic functions. Consequently, the name harmonic measure is also used for GSPD.  2, record 5, English, - harmonic%20function

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To calculate the harmonic measure and its characteristic properties one can follow two numerical methods. i) After having generated a DLA cluster one releases further particles... whose diffusional motion is simulated by the same technique... which is used for growing the aggregate. These probe particles, however, are eliminated when they arrive at the surface, and a record is kept of how many times each of the surface sites is contacted in this way. The normalized number of contacts is then regarded as the growth probability.  2, record 5, English, - harmonic%20function

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Fonction formée par quatre points d'une droite, d'un faisceau de droites, d'une moyenne, etc.  1, record 5, French, - fonction%20harmonique

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In a mechanical sense, the complex ratio of the force to velocity taken at the same point in a mechanical system during simple harmonic motion.  1, record 6, English, - direct%20impedance

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En mécanique, rapport complexe de la force à la vitesse mesurée au même point dans un système mécanique animé d'un mouvement harmonique simple.  1, record 6, French, - imp%C3%A9dance%20directe

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decrement : The ratio of the amplitudes of an underdamped harmonic motion during two successive oscillations. Also known as damping factor; numerical decrement.  2, record 7, English, - energy%20decrement

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décrément : Rapport de deux amplitudes maximales successives d'un système oscillatoire amorti.  2, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9ment%20d%27%C3%A9nergie

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To calculate the harmonic measure and its characteristic properties one can follow two numerical methods. i) After having generated a DLA cluster one releases further particles... whose diffusional motion is simulated by the same technique... which is used for growing the aggregate.... ii) solving the Laplace equation... with boundary conditions.... For small clusters the Green's function method can be used to solve Laplace's equation... yielding GSPD free of any effects....  2, record 8, English, - Green%27s%20function%20method

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Méthode de simulation numérique de la croissance d'un agrégat limité par diffusion, par résolution d'équations laplaciennes.  1, record 8, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20Green

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The complex ratio of the velocity, taken at one point in a mechanical system, to the force, taken at another point in the same system, during simple harmonic motion.  1, record 9, English, - transfer%20mechanical%20mobility

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Transfer mobility is the frequency-response function formed by the ratio, in metres per newton second, of the velocity-response phasor at point i to the excitation forces phasor applied at point j with all points other than j allowed to respond freely without any constraints other than those constraints which represent the normal support of the structure in its intended application.  1, record 9, English, - transfer%20mechanical%20mobility

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Rapport complexe de la vitesse prise en un point d'un système mécanique à la force mesurée en un autre point dans le même système pendant un mouvement harmonique simple.  1, record 9, French, - mobilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9canique%20de%20transfert

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La mobilité de transfert est la fonction de réponse en fréquence constituée par le rapport, exprimé en mètre par newton seconde, du vecteur tournant de la réponse en vitesse au point i, au vecteur tournant de la force d'excitation appliquée au point j, tous les points autres que j pouvant répondre librement sans autre contrainte que celle que représente le support normal de la structure dans l'application prévue par cette structure.  1, record 9, French, - mobilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9canique%20de%20transfert

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The complex ratio of force to acceleration during simple harmonic motion.  1, record 10, English, - apparent%20mass

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The ratio of force to acceleration, when the acceleration is given in terms of g, is sometimes called effective weight or effective load.  1, record 10, English, - apparent%20mass

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Rapport complexe de la force à l'accélération pour un mouvement harmonique.  1, record 10, French, - masse%20apparente

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Lorsque l'accélération est donnée en nombre de g, le rapport de la force à l'accélération est appelé masse effective ou charge effective.  1, record 10, French, - masse%20apparente

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The ratio of change of force to change of displacement under dynamic conditions. The complex ratio of force to displacement during simple harmonic motion.  1, record 11, English, - dynamic%20stiffness

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Rapport de la variation de force à la variation de déplacement dans des conditions dynamiques. Rapport complexe de la force au déplacement dans un mouvement harmonique.  1, record 11, French, - raideur%20dynamique

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The complex ratio of the velocity, taken at a point in a mechanical system, to the force, taken at the same or another point in the system, during simple harmonic motion.  1, record 12, English, - mechanical%20mobility

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Mechanical mobility is the inverse of mechanical impedance.  1, record 12, English, - mechanical%20mobility

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Rapport complexe de la vitesse, mesurée en un point d'un système mécanique, à la force mesurée en ce même point ou en un autre point du système pendant un mouvement harmonique simple.  1, record 12, French, - mobilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9canique

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The complex ratio of velocity and force taken at the same point in a mechanical system during simple harmonic motion.  1, record 13, English, - direct%20mechanical%20mobility

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Rapport complexe d'une vitesse et d'une force mesurées au même point dans un système mécanique pendant un mouvement harmonique simple.  1, record 13, French, - mobilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9canique%20direct

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Mechanism used to change reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice-versa. Used to connect crankshaft to piston in refrigeration compressor.  2, record 14, English, - Scotch%20yoke

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A type of four-bar linkage; it is employed to convert a steady rotation into a simple harmonic motion.  3, record 14, English, - Scotch%20yoke

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Excentrique : Mécanisme destiné à transformer le mouvement de rotation d'une pièce en un mouvement alternatif, par l'intermédiaire d'une autre pièce guidée par la première.  2, record 14, French, - excentrique%20Scotch

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[A torsional pendulum is a] device consisting of a disk or other large moment of inertia mounted on one end of a torsionally flexible elastic rod whose other end is held fixed; if the disk is twisted and released, it will undergo simple harmonic motion, provided the torque in the rod is proportional to the angle of twist.  2, record 15, English, - torsionally%20flexible

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Pouvant subir une torsion.  1, record 15, French, - torsible

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Le rotor anti-couple: simple lame torsible et flexible en matériau composite, et de nombreux accessoires empruntés à la grande série (industries automobile et connexes).  1, record 15, French, - torsible

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Record 16,  Textual support,  English

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Simple harmonic motion [is] the regular to-and-fro oscillations which in certain circumstances can be closely approached by the movement of the blade of a tuning fork.  1, record 16, English, - blade%20of%20a%20tuning%20fork

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[...] la vitesse de la branche du diapason en mouvement qui produit le son augmente, passe par un maximum, décroît, change de sens et recommence à un rythme constant.  1, record 16, French, - branche%20du%20diapason

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