(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.Angular acceleration: alternatives and connections
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Angular acceleration
(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body
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(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole; "An orbiting electron in an atom will hav…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.Words connected by meaning
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Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.A making angular; angular formation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This cent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, rate, change, angular, velocity.Explore Academic Dictionary
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