VIS VIVA


Meaning of VIS VIVA in English

-ˈvīvə noun

( plural vires vi·vae -īˌvē)

Etymology: New Latin, living force

: the force of a moving body calculated as the product of its mass and the square of its velocity : twice the kinetic energy

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