moment_of_inertia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *moment of inertia*:
NOUN	phenomenon	moment of inertia	the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration

English > *moment of inertia*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	The tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration.
Broader	inertia	(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
Broader	moment	A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
Spanish	momento de inercia
Catalan	moment d'inèrcia

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