(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
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Magnetic moment
the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
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(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physics.(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
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The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and ther…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.Without inclination or dipping; -- said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also term…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's attraction on the needle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the ma…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.The region in which electric and magnetic forces act.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: torque, exerted, magnet, dipole, placed.
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