HyperDic: angular_momentum

English > 1 sense of the expression angular momentum:
NOUNattributeangular momentumthe product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation
English > angular momentum: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation.
Examples
  • "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"
  • "angular momentum makes the world go round"
BroadermomentumThe product of a body's mass and its velocity
Spanishmomento angular
Catalanmoment angular

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