ANGULAR MOMENTUM


Meaning of ANGULAR MOMENTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1870

: a vector quantity that is a measure of the rotational momentum of a rotating body or system, that is equal in classical physics to the product of the angular velocity of the body or system and its moment of inertia with respect to the rotation axis, and that is directed along the rotation axis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.